October 4, 2012 - The Essex Reporter

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OCTOBER 4, 2012
Vol. 32, No. 40
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Board considers worth of kindergarten policy
By KELLY MARCH
The Essex Reporter
Essex Junction’s primary school board, the
Prudential Committee, discussed whether its
kindergarten early entrance policy is worth
the time, energy and resources it consumes
during a meeting at the Park Street School
last Tuesday.
“I would lean toward cutting (the policy),”
said board member Jennifer Ashe, whose
assertion was echoed by two other board
members. “One thing parents that have gone
through these tests have said is ‘this is a waste
of the school districts money,’ even though
they are the ones who are having us spend
it. (Cutting the policy) would alleviate that; it
would alleviate a lot of things.”
By law, Vermont school districts have to
determine a kindergarten acceptance cut-off
date for 5-year-old between Aug. 31 and Jan.
1. The Essex Junction school district enforces
a cut-off date of Sept. 1, only guaranteeing
acceptance to students who turn 5-years-old
by that date.
While school districts are not required
by law to allow early admittance, the Essex
Junction school board follows a procedure,
formally titled JEB-R, to determine the
developmental readiness of students who do
not meet the age requirement. According to
the current policy, if a student whose birthday
falls between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30 scores
at least 97 percent on a quantitative and
qualitative assessment administered by thirdparty, the board will grant early acceptance
provided an open space is available.
The school board decided to hold a
meeting to discuss the future of JEB-R after
Essex resident Thomas Chittenden asked
the committee to reconsider and amend the
policy last August. Chittenden made the
request after his daughter, who was born two
weeks late and an hour and a half past of the
entrance cut-off date, scored a 91 percent on
the early entrance assessment and was denied
early entrance.
“Being that (my daughter) was born on
Sept. 2 after arriving two weeks late, my wife
and I are very concerned that if she doesn’t
start school this coming fall she will not be
challenged throughout her entire public
schooling career,” Chittenden lamented to the
board in August. Chittenden, deeming the 97 percentile
rate “unattainable,” asked the committee
to consider amending the policy to permit
children who turn 5-years-old between Sept.
1 and Dec. 31 to be enrolled in kindergarten
if they perform at a kindergarten or higher
grade-equivalency on a standard assessment.
When the school board last considered its
early entrance policy in 2009, the committee
decided to establish the 97-percentile
threshold in the interest of making the process
less objective.
“Principals never talk about success stories
of early entrance; those kids just fold into the
system and achieve,” CCSU Superintendent
Michael Deweese reflected. “We kick ourselves
mightily for our failures, the children we
admit early and later regret having done so
because the experience for that child isn’t
what it would’ve been had that child waited
one more year … That was central to the
Prudential Committee’s thinking back in 2009
about where the right place for the bar was.
It’s barely attainable, but it’s attainable. ”
While the only consensus reached on
Tuesday was to continue discussing JEB-R at
a future meeting, the committee brainstormed
several avenues for updating the policy to best
meet the needs of the district’s students.
Several members suggested that the policy
should be further clarified if it is to remain
intact. Specific suggestions for clarification
– See KINDERGARTEN on page 3a
First
Wednesdays
talk series
kicks off at
Brownell
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East Region Playoffs at the Champlain Valley Exposition on Saturday afternoon. See more photos on page 10a.
A rendering of the proposed new Essex Police Department headquarters on
Maple Street.
Police facility cost estimated
at $66 annually per taxpayer
Open house scheduled for Oct. 13
By JASON STARR
The Essex Reporter
The
Essex
Selectboard
unanimously approved a $6.9
million
borrowing
request
last Thursday to fund a new
headquarters for the Essex Police
Department. The question will go
to voters in the Nov. 6 election.
According to calculations by
Essex Finance Director Doug
Fisher, the owner of an averagepriced home in Essex ($280,000)
would pay roughly $1,130 for
the facility over the 20-year life
of the bond — $66 in additional
property taxes in the first year
reduced to $42 in the final year.
The 18,000-square-foot facility is
planned to be built from scratch on
a 5-acre parcel on Maple Street that
the town intends to buy from IBM if
voters approve the bond.
The building would replace
a sub-standard facility police
currently operate out of 81 Main
Street in a building shared with
municipal employees, as well as
On the Ballot
“Shall general obligation
bonds of the Town of
Essex in an amount not
to exceed Six Million Nine
Hundred Thousand Dollars
($6,900,000) be issued for
the purpose of purchasing
land and constructing a new
police facility?”
an annex on Route 15 that houses
Essex detectives' offices.
The
police,
the
Essex
Selectboard and a committee of
citizens that helped determine the
design and location of the building
will host an open house from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 13 at the existing
police headquarters. Architectural
drawings of the new facility will
be on display. The town is also
– See POLICE on page 2a
Photo by Oliver Parini
GBIC: Access to
IBM critical for
industrial growth
By JASON STARR
The Essex Reporter
If IBM won’t explicitly say it,
the Greater Burlington Industrial
Corporation (GBIC) is happy to:
The road system around the IBM
campus in Essex and Williston
is a hindrance to manufacturing
growth in Chittenden County.
GBIC President Frank Cioffi
spoke to a group of state, county and
municipal planners last week in
Williston about the need to upgrade
access to IBM and its Champlain
Valley Technology and Innovation
Park, stressing that it is among the
last viable locations in the county to
put major manufacturers.
“We’re pretty lucky to have that
asset here,” Cioffi said. “The only
thing we need to solve is how to get
to and from it without disrupting
the lives of the people in the existing
communities. It’s not working the
way it needs to work today.”
This was once a job for the
Circumferential
Highway,
a
beltway-style
road
through
Chittenden County that would
have connected IBM to a new exit
on Interstate 89. But that project,
long-planned
but
vehemently
opposed
by
environmental
advocates, was shelved last year
by Gov. Peter Shumlin. A series of
smaller “circ alternative” projects
are scheduled to break ground in
the coming years. Cioffi’s talk last
week was directed at the planning
group choosing those projects.
“Our problems aren’t that
huge,” he said. “We’re talking about
a road system. We kind of need to
get over it and get together and
come up with a solution because
we are really nervous about this …
The state needs Chittenden County
to keep being the economic center of
this state.”
What Cioffi says “is starting
to give us an ulcer” is the limited
inventory of sites in the county that
can handle a major manufacturer
and the potential to miss out on
an a large employer moving to the
Burlington area for lack of adequate
space. He’s studied the issue as part
of the Chittenden County Regional
Planning Commission’s ECOS
project.
Chittenden County, he said, is
projected for continued population
growth; it will also continue
attracting daily commuters coming
in for jobs from other counties.
Out-of-state companies looking to
enter Vermont look at Chittenden
County first, he said, and Vermont
companies that start elsewhere
often look for commercial space in
the county when they grow.
Analysis as part of ECOS
(a visioning effort that stands
for Environment. Community.
Opportunity.
Sustainability)
projects the county to grow by
55,000 people in the next 20 years
and by 50,000 jobs.
– See IBM on page 2a
Dartmouth Professor of History
Annelise Orleck discussed the
tragic Triangle fire that occurred
a century ago in a talk at Brownell
Library in Essex Junction on
Oct. 3. Her talk, “100 Years since
Triangle: The Fire that Seared a
Nation’s Conscience,” is part of the
Vermont Humanities Council’s
First Wednesdays lecture series.
Orleck teaches U.S. Political
History, Women's history, and
the history of Race, Ethnicity and
Immigration, as well as Jewish
studies.
On
Wednesday,
Orleck
captured the drama of the March
25, 1911 fire at the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory in Greenwich
Village that killed 146 young
workers, most of them young
immigrant Jewish and Italian
women. With exits locked, women
leapt to their deaths, while
thousands watched. Half a million
New Yorkers lined the funeral
route and politicians vowed to
change workplace safety laws.
The lecture kicked off the
free lecture series at the Essex
Junction library for the second
consecutive year. There are seven
other lectures scheduled for the
first Wednesday of the month from
October through May. They are all
scheduled to take place at 7 p.m.
at the Brownell Library unless
otherwise noted.
Upcoming talks in Essex
Junction include:
• “From Chittenden County
to Baton Rouge: Vermonters,
the Civil War, and the Road to
Emancipation” with national park
superintendent emeritus Rolf
Diamant on Nov. 7;
• “What Will Follow the Arab
Spring?” with former CIA Chief of
Counterterrorism Haviland Smith
on Tuesday, Dec. 4; and
• “The Genius of Albert
Einstein” with Middlebury College
professor Susan Watson on Jan. 2.
“Each year, we try to strike
a balance between offering the
best lectures from years past
along with the opportunity to
bring new presenters into the
conversation,” said Ali White,
VHC’s First Wednesdays director.
“If a particular talk is successful in
Brattleboro, there’s every reason
to believe the folks in Montpelier
might welcome the chance to hear
the lecture.”
“I think [the First Wednesday
lectures] are wonderful,” said Tony
Taylor, resident of Essex Junction
and a long-time volunteer at the
Brownell Library. “I attended
almost all of the lectures last year
and they were fantastic.”
The program is free, accessible
to people with disabilities and
open to the public. For more information, contact
the Brownell Library at (802) 8786955.
— Elsie Lynn
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The Essex Reporter • October 4, 2012
An Open Letter regarding Property Values
and the Basing of the F-35
in Burlington, Vermont
Over the past several months there have been questions and concerns
raised regarding the potential impacts to housing values due to the potential
basing of the F-35 with the Vermont Air National Guard in Burlington.
As real estate professionals in Chittenden County, we have looked
at the housing values issue both individually, based on our own market
knowledge, and collectively by doing careful analysis of real world Vermont
market transactions. We have analyzed the GBIC Property Values Study
and we concur with its conclusions that home values within the 65 DNL
area have followed and reflected the overall trend of the County and of the
real estate markets outside of the 65 DNL area.
We have concluded that the basing of the F-35 will not add any significant
negative impact to real estate values and find that there is no reliable market
data to suggest otherwise. Moreover, in South Burlington, Winooski, and
Williston there continues to be considerable market activity for investment
and growth within the currently affected areas.
We believe it is important to note that, while F-35 flight operations may
represent 6 minutes of minimal inconvenience 4 days a week, the economic
value of the investments in the VTANG and the 1,100 associated jobs are
vitally important to the economy of our county and our state.
Residential burglary
reported in Underhill
According to the Vermont
State Police, a homeowner
from Beaver Brook Road
in Underhill arrived home
to find two unknown males
inside her residence on the
afternoon of Sept. 28.
One of the intruders then
pushed the homeowner out
of the way while attempting
to flee the residence. After
fleeing, both subjects ran
into a wooded area nearby.
Troopers and a canine unit
from the Williston and
Lamoille Barracks, as well as
deputies from the Chittenden
County Sheriff’s Department
responded to the scene. Numerous leads were
developed during the search
and the investigation is
ongoing. Anyone
with
any
information regarding this
incident is asked to contact
Senior Trooper Benjamin
D. Katz at the Williston
State Police Barracks or
the
Chittenden
County
Crime Stoppers at 8646666. Information may also
be submitted anonymously
on-line at www.vtips.info.
There have been a number
of recent burglaries in the
area and the State Police
want to remind all residents
to lock doors and windows and
report suspicious vehicles and
persons to law enforcement
officials. POLICE
of crime must endure sitting
side by side with suspects
as they are processed, due
to lack of space. Our hardworking police officers, and
the citizens of our community,
deserve better and we
applaud your efforts to rectify
this unacceptable situation.”
Fisher’s cost-to-taxpayers
estimate is based on an
assumption of interest rates
averaging 3.5 percent over
the life of the bond. The
cost to taxpayers would
decrease by about a third
over 20 years as the debt is
reduced. The cost would also
decrease if Essex’s property
tax revenues increase due to
residential and/or commercial
development.
Essex has $600,000 in its
capital fund set aside for a
police facility, according to
Fisher. But Myers said the
selectboard hopes to retain
that money — and add any
unused money from the bond
— to refurbish the municipal
offices if the police move out.
from page 1a
producing an informational
video.
“We certainly hope people
come to the facility and see
the conditions in which the
officers have been working
and look at our attempt to
make working conditions
better for the police and the
citizens of Essex,” Selectboard
Chairwoman Linda Myers
said.
The Essex Junction Board
of Trustees weighed in with
its support in a September
letter to the selectboard.
“We believe that the
IBM property is the most
appropriate
and
logical
choice,” village president
George Tyler wrote. “We
believe the location is well
suited to serve citizens
throughout
the
Essex
community … We deplore
the conditions of the current
police facility, where victims
IBM
from page 1a
Respectfully submitted,
Paid for by: Friends of the Vermont Air Guard (“FVAG”)
“We are the economic
engine that fuels the State
of Vermont,” Cioffi said. “We
are much stronger in our
manufacturing employment
and we see that likely to
continue as long as we
provide for and accommodate
their ability to grow and
be competitive here. And if
it’s not us, then Vermont
is probably going to be in
trouble.”
GBIC,
which
guides
companies looking to add
jobs or locate in Chittenden
County, will steer potential
industrial employers to one
of two manufacturing parks:
the Husky injection molding
park in Milton and IBM’s
technology and innovation
park. The IBM site has more
room to grow, with space on
both sides of the Winooski
River. IBM has recently
announced plans to develop
60 acres on Maple Street
in Essex Junction into an
industrial park.
“We as a county need to
look at this site for the future
of industrial development,”
Cioffi said. “The site has
everything
except
for
transportation access … We
really need to get this figured
out because if we don’t we’re
either not going to grow our
job base or we’re going to
miss out on any potential
manufacturer.
“As you look at circ
alternatives,” he continued,
“understand that the county
and the State of Vermont
really need the IBM campus.
We need that land asset to
house the inventory of the
future industrial development
of this state.”
Over the summer, both
the Essex and Williston
selectboards
decided
to
pursue a piece of the former
circumferential highway that
would install a new bridge
over the Winooski River north
of the IBM campus. They did
so instead of pursuing the
piece of the circ that would
have connected IBM directly
to the interstate with a new
exit in Williston.
Cioffi has long advocated
for the original circ, and
in a recent letter to the
Vermont Department of
Transportation, he advocated
for a new interstate access for
IBM. But last week he struck
a softer tone, saying he would
leave specific decisions on
how to improve access to IBM
to county planners.
“All I’ll say is, a direct
interstate connection, of
course it would be the most
preferable thing for the people
and products that move in
and out of the IBM campus,”
he said.
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KINDERGARTEN
from page 1a
“Principals never talk
about success stories
of early entrance;
those kids just fold
into the system and
achieve … (But)
we kick ourselves
mightily for our
failures."
Michael Deweese
CCSU superintendent
included establishing a date
for when acceptance decisions
should be submitted to
parents, altering the current
assessment threshold, and
creating a sliding assessment
scale with different bars for
children depending on the
length of time between their
birthday and the cut-off date.
Other
committee
members suggested that
the policy, and thus the
possibility of early entrance,
should be eliminated.
“I think the policy needs
to be dismissed,” board clerk
Marla Durham said after
ruminating on the effect early
entrance students could have
for teachers with large class
sizes. “I would like some
information (including past
records of class sizes and
matriculation dates) before
we discuss the policy further
… to see how our decision will
affect classroom teachers.”
While maintaining that
the policy has merit, CCSU
Associate
Superintendent
Judith DeNova pondered the
impact of denying acceptance
to a child who had undergone
the assessment process.
“This whole concept of
taking a test for entry is
difficult,” reflected DeNova, a
former principal at Westford
School. “Is having that 30day window of opportunity
really worth what gets
communicated to a child (who
is denied acceptance)? I don’t
think any child should have
that experience.”
“I think the simplest way
to go would be to rule out the
exception,” Dewesee added. “I
don’t think it is child-centric
to do that. I think there
deserves to be an exception
for that very, very unique
4-year-old … who is truly
ready.”
The board voted to
continue discussing the policy
and procedure further at a
future meeting; a date to do
so has not yet been set.
Q&A
With ...
Suzanne Calhoun
Creator of Suzanne’s Sweet Savories
“People
who
don’t
consider themselves cooks
love my products because
they turn the ordinary into
gourmet,” said Suzanne
Calhoun,
creator
and
chef of Suzanne’s Sweet
Savories. “My products are
unlike anything else on
the market; they feature
a bright from-the-garden
taste and are savory,
adding a burst of flavor
to many different dishes.”
Calhoun, of Jericho, Vt.,
started Suzanne’s Sweet
Savories in February 2012.
“The ideas, for recipes and
such, have been swirling
around in my head for
about a year now. They
started last summer when
I was experimenting with
some of our fresh tomatoes
from the garden.”
Calhoun fostered her
interest this past January
by taking MiddCORE, an
entrepreneurship
class
at Middlebury College.
Calhoun, now beginning
her
junior
year
at
Middlebury, is studying
everything she can, with a
focus on math, biology and
music.
Suzanne’s
Sweet
Savories are admittedly
hard to describe. Calhoun
starts with a fruit or
vegetable base, adds a bit
of spice and a bunch of
zing. Her sweet savories
are sure to jazz up any
lunch or dinner. Some
use her spreads on grilled
meats and fish, alongside
artisan
cheese
and
crackers, dipping for sweet
potato fries, on omelets
and on all sorts of crostini.
Her
current
flavors
are
Apple,
Blueberry,
Tomato, Rhubarb, and a
new flavor Carrot.
“The
Apple,
for
instance, is great with
pork chops or ribs,”
explained Calhoun. “The
Tomato goes with roasted
potatoes; the Blueberry
makes a great baked
brie or is fantastic with
Mexican food; Carrot is
nice on sandwiches. I plan
to introduce new flavors
as I go along — Pear and
Cranberry are coming
soon.”
Calhoun
recently
spoke about her sweet and
savories business and the
many uses her customers
find for the spreads.
Q: What inspired you
to start this business?
The
pure
flavors
of fresh fruit
and
vegetables,
especially
when lovingly grown in
your own garden or by your
neighborly farmer, inspire
me to create ways to enjoy
these tastes year round. I
share them to put a smile
on others’ faces. Q: How would you
describe your products?
A:
Actually,
my
products are very hard to
categorize and to describe.
In reality, they are a whole
new category of food,
different from sauces,
dips, chutneys, relishes,
spreads,
glazes,
marinades,
while
overlapping a bit with
all these and can be used
in similar ways. The
best way is to let your
tastebuds
experience
our products, so I always
offer samples. I’ve been
asking customers for help
describing them, but most
of the time the reaction is
“Wow” or “Mmmm.” I love
getting thumbs-up’s from
kids! They are so versatile
— the scope of their uses
is only the limits of your
imagination. They can
dazzle your dinner, make
cooking easier and your
meals a bit more gourmet.
Q: How did you
develop the recipes?
A: I was trying to come
up with a dip for sweet
potatoes, because ketchup
doesn’t work, so I set to
work experimenting in
my kitchen. Then I tried
using my concoctions on
Suzanne Calhoun
many other dishes, and
they were delicious.
Q: Where and how do
you make your product?
A: I make my products
at the Vermont Food
Venture
Center
in
Hardwick, a
certified
shared-use kitchen and
small
food
business
incubator. I value the
relationships I have with
local farmers who provide
fruits and veggies to make
my products.
Q: Where do you sell
your products?
A: This summer and
into the fall I have been
selling my products at five
to six farmers’ markets per
week, regularly setting up
shop at South Hero, South
Burlington, Middlebury,
Rutland, Hardwick and
Jericho. I like to get out
and talk to customers, to
get feedback and make
personal connections with
them. My products are
featured on the menu
of the new Positive Pie
restaurant in Hardwick,
as part of their Artisan
Cheese Plate and other
dishes. I am continually
Photo contributed
presenting my products
to
stores
around
Vermont. Right now I am
on the shelves in seven
stores: The Jericho Center
Country Store, Brown and
Jenkins Coffee Roasters
in
Cambridge, Rock
Art
Brewery
in
Morrisville, Butternut
Mountain Farm Country
Store in Johnson, Park
‘n Pond Provisions in
Stowe, Vermont’s Own
Products in Middlebury,
and
the
Middlebury
College
Bookstore.
Customers
can
order
online on my website as
well; I have shipped my
products to states around
the country.
Q: What are your
future plans for your
business?
A: I plan to expand
in two directions: 1)
geographically, into the
rest of New England
and beyond, including
specialty food stores, small
country stores, and larger
natural food co-ops and
grocery stores; 2) I also
plan to expand my line of
products to include more
unique combinations of
tastes to make dressings,
spreads, and whatever
else makes people smile.
My current products are
still being refined; I love
to hear any feedback from
customers.
Q: What are your
reactions to starting
your own food business
in Vermont?
A: I have been very
fortunate in all the
opportunities that have
been available to me
throughout my life. I’ve
recently
encountered
lots of people generously
willing to mentor the
building of my business;
I really appreciate them
all. Once Suzanne’s Sweet
Savories is off the ground,
I am hoping to establish
a fund, based on the
model of 1 percent for the
Planet, but now 1 percent
for
Females,
through
which I can give back
some of the company’s
profits to support similar
opportunities for others.
— Elsie Lynn
For more information
visit www.SuzannesSweet
Savories.com. Re-Elect
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Opinion
Perspective
Is it really a bad
time to be a man?
Heart of a survivor
Eleven-year old Payton Jones of Vergennes waves
during a tribute to heart disease survivors at the
opening ceremonies of the 2012 Vermont Heart
Walk Sunday in Winooski. Jones was named the
2012 Heart Hero after suffering a cardiac arrest
at a swim meet at the Sand Hill pool in Essex on
July 24. She was shocked 13 times by a team of
rescuers that were also recognized Sunday for
their efforts to save her life.
By EMERSON LYNN
If a child-bearing couple could choose the gender of
their child, given the state of today's world, they would
most likely choose a girl. Now is not a good time to be a
male, according to the provocateurs. When September’s jobs report was made public, it
was revealed that the number of men in the workforce
had reached a record low. The numbers are part of a 20year litany of statistics that have pointed to the decline of
men and the rise of women. For men, it just keeps getting
worse.
It's the boys in school who do the poorest. Three
quarters of the D's and F's go to them. In college, men
make up a paltry 40 percent of the graduating class. In a book titled “The End
of Men”, by Atlantic magazine
The careers that are editor Hanna Rosin, she
makes the argument that
today’s digital world is
attracting women
better suited for women
than men, that they have
are increasingly
better communication skills,
and are more adaptable to
vulnerable to the
changing
circumstances
than men. Hence, the women
same technological get the new jobs, while men
lose the old ones. And it’s not
upheavals
going to change, she says.
The result, according
that disrupted
to Ms. Rosin, is that the
median income for women
manufacturing
is on the rise, while men
watch
their
paychecks
processes.
wither. She also notes that
this dysfunction is one of
the things contributing to
the prolonged adolescence
of today’s young men. It may also explain why many
women are postponing thoughts of marriage. Why add
another mouth to feed?
Since there are only two genders, and since males make
up roughly half of the homo sapiens roaming the earth, it’s
obviously important to recognize when one or the other is out
of sorts. Success at any meaningful level requires balance.
But there are several elements of this narrative that
need examining. First, women were in this disadvantaged
position now occupied by men for about 40,000 years. It’s
only been in the last several decades that women have
made the sort of progress that has given rise to the “crisis”
in men’s circumstances. Has the pendulum swung all the
way to the other extreme, or are we beginning to see a
realignment that is a better social balance?
Second, there has been a fundamental change in the
workplace that has affected both men and women. The
traditional “male” jobs — manufacturing, construction,
finance, etc., — have been dramatically affected by either
the economy, technology, or the outsourcing of jobs. This
evolution has taken place in a historically short period of
time. We have yet to adjust our education or our thinking
to what lies ahead, but it’s simplistic to think that boys
are best suited to pounding nails and girls best suited to
program computers, and that’s it. Game over.
And it’s point number two that leads to the bigger
challenge: What we are facing is a technological future
that is not geared to the advantage of women and the
disadvantage of men, it’s a future that will affect both.
The careers that are attracting women are increasingly
vulnerable to the same technological upheavals that
disrupted manufacturing processes.
John Maynard Keynes pointed to the issue of
“technological unemployment” in 1930: “…This means
unemployment due to our discovery of means of economizing
the use of labour outrunning the pace at which we can find
new uses for labour.”
In a book titled “Race Against the Machine” two MIT
professors explain just how profoundly technology is
changing job requirements and how the training for our
labor force has not kept pace. For example, although
productivity levels increased significantly this past decade,
there was no net job creation, the first time that’s happened
since the Great Depression. That’s less because of layoffs
than it is lack of hiring, which, perhaps, has affected our
traditional “men’s” jobs first, but going forward will affect
women as well. Accounting can as easily be done in India
as it is here. Vast improvements in data processing will
also reduce the need for lawyers — men and women. This
trend is borne out with the fact that since the recession
real spending on equipment and software has increased 26
percent and payrolls have remained essentially flat.
The inequality that is being touted between men and
women is part of a larger societal inequality that pits
the highly educated against the less educated. It’s our
hallowed out middle class that needs rebuilding and it’s
only through enhanced training and education that our
workforce will be able to keep pace with the technological
innovation underway.
That’s not a gender issue.
Emerson Lynn is co-publisher of The Essex Reporter.
Photo by Brian Souhan
Letters to the Editor
Get informed about the
police facility
Everyone in our community will
have an opportunity to understand why
a group of your fellow citizens including
the Village Trustees and the Town
Selectboard are recommending that
you support the police facility bond vote
on Nov. 6.
In 2011 I volunteered to serve on
the Police Facility Committee #2 (PFC
2). Our work was a follow-up to work
done in 2010 by PFC 1. They looked
at the why, what and where of the
Police Department’s critical needs.
PFC 1 recommended a new facility to
be constructed on one of four possible
locations.
We (PFC 2) reviewed the previous
work and recommended methods of
design and construction of the new
building: how to make the building
“green”, a good place to work and lower
the cost of operation. Plus, we narrowed
the four sites recommended to two.
The citizen committees took very
seriously their obligation to represent
the best interests of our community.
Both citizen committees and the
respective boards have held multiple
public meetings to discuss the needs
and the plans for the Essex police
facility.
The community at large has a great
opportunity to understand why we
need a new police facility by attending
the Essex Police Department and Essex
By SUSAN CLARK
Villages, towns, cities
— the boundaries between
them are just lines on a map
to most of us. In Chittenden
County, for instance, most
shoppers and commuters
don’t even notice as they
cross from the “Town” of
Essex to the “Village” of
Essex.
The story is different,
however, for those who
keep these two distinct but
overlapping municipalities
running. Leaders have long
struggled with how best to
coordinate the governing
boards, volunteer committees
and local services of Essex
Town and Essex Village. Old
habits die hard, especially if
they’re a couple of hundred
years old.
The two municipalities
have long debated whether
to merge, separate, or find
better ways to collaborate
(the most recent, contentious
vote was in 2005), but no
resolution has been found
in over 50 years of tension.
And ultimately, many argue,
the lack of a shared vision
may have caused missed
opportunities.
Meanwhile, Essex is
growing; indeed, as home to
about 20,000, Essex Town
and Village comprise the
second largest community
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Police deserve better
William Bailey's letter to the editor
in the Sept. 27 issue regarding the
Essex Police Department (“A no vote
for the police") was misleading in one
respect, and totally lacked concept in
another area. It is on those two items
that I am compelled to write.
Mr. Bailey states “As a taxpayer in
Essex for the past 45 years, I have seen
my taxes go up tenfold-plus.” Well, he's
been a taxpayer longer than I have; I
moved back to Essex in 1972, after four
years of military service, before which
I was an Essex Junction resident since
1950, so I do have some longevity as to
being a resident.
For the first full tax year that we
owned our home (1973), we paid town
and school taxes of approximately
$ 670 . In 2012 (39 years later) we paid
approximately $4,550 (both figures
are public record at the Essex Town
Clerk). We made a major addition to
our home in 1977, which increased our
taxes by approximately 30 percent that
year. Even with that major increase,
it hardly approaches a “tenfold-plus”
increase; it is closer to a sixfold-plus
increase instead. Perhaps Mr. Bailey significantly
increased the size of his home and has
not advised us of such in his claimed
"tenfold-plus" tax increase. Whatever
the cause, I think he has grossly
exaggerated the tax increase he claims.
Mr. Bailey states “I am tired
of hearing how our poor police are
overworked and so crowded in our
present facility.” Apparently Mr. Bailey
has failed to avail himself of the various
open house opportunities afforded to
the public over the years, for if he had,
I feel his statement would be markedly
different. In my business, I have had the
opportunity to do work in the police
station, and not only is it crowded,
but it has to have an annex two miles
away for the detective division, and
that is crowded as well. These officers
and their staff have had to endure a
workspace that would make the microapartments of New York City that have
been in recent news stories seem truly
palatial in comparison. They certainly
deserve better, and I think it's about
time that the majority of Essex voters
take the time to examine the current
Essex Police digs, look at the proposals
for the replacement facility, then vote
— but do so on an informed basis, not
on the basis of a misleading rant about
how bad we have it! David A. Keenan
Essex
Heart, soul and courage in Essex
General Manager
Suzanne Lynn
Editor
Elsie Lynn
[email protected]
Rescue open houses on Saturday, Oct.
13th (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). When you tour
inside the Police Department’s 81 Main
Street space, you’ll see why I became
committed to getting them a new place
to work.
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in Vermont. In addition,
demographic changes, with
a diversity of new Americans
finding homes here, add to
the complexity. Clearly, it’s
time for a new way to talk.
Starting this month,
area residents are ready
to try exactly that. With
help
from
the
Orton
Family Foundation, Essex
is launching a two-year,
citizen-based
initiative
to celebrate their history,
identify common values, and
search for a unified vision.
They’re calling it “Heart and
Soul” planning.
Essex is not alone. It is
one of the hundreds if not
thousands of communities
in the past decade to take
on complex issues with
new tools that fit under the
umbrella of “dialogue and
deliberation.” They range
from Portsmouth, N.H.,
where a 10-year stalemate
over school redistricting
was solved by citizens; to
downtown Chicago, where
neighborhood deliberations
helped alleviate crime; to
eight council districts in New
York City, where citizens are
actually creating the budgets
for local parks and open
space.
Each
of
these
communities is using a
21st-century, breakthrough
recipe:
neighborhood
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conversations
and
community-wide
deliberation processes, aided
by citizen-powered research
and
communication.
Through the slow and
inclusive
process
of
listening, identifying values,
weighing trade-offs among
a full range of options, and
linking their discussions to
real action, communities
are finding sustainable
solutions to problems that
many had thought were
beyond resolution.
The process is neither
liberal nor conservative; in
fact, it would be a stretch to
call it political at all. Here, we
can leave behind polarizing
left-right labels so prevalent
in national politics, and look
at real-world solutions to
real-world problems, right
here at home. There is no
pre-ordained answer; this
is an open invitation for
neighborly
conversation,
with all ideas welcome.
It won’t be easy or
quick — Essex is launching
on real, slow democracy.
But, although “Heart and
Soul” planning may sound
idealistic, the truth is more
down-to-earth. Communities
are using these strategies
because they work.
And there’s an added
bonus: Researchers have
found
that
when
we
are involved in peoplepowered deliberations, both
citizenship and communities
can be strengthened in
unexpected ways.
• People who have
participated in deliberations
often go on to increase their
community
engagement
— increase voting rates,
volunteering, and interest
in the news and community
issues.
•
Deliberation
can
strengthen our sense of
community and respect,
helping us look beyond
stereotypes and reducing
problems of marginalization.
• We all know that
in this age of sound bites
and position statements,
an open mind can be hard
to find. But studies show
that
deliberation
can
make us more open to new
information, allowing new
solutions to emerge.
• Long after the issue
of the day is resolved,
deliberation can have lasting
effects, improving people’s
ability
to
collaborate,
communicate and solve
future problems.
There’s another bonus:
Many researchers have
noticed a link between
citizen involvement and the
local economy. A 2011 report
by the National Conference
on Citizenship reported a
correlation between citizen
engagement and community
resilience
against
unemployment. Researchers
posit that the link may be
due to multiple factors,
including:
transferable
skills (developing leadership
and deliberation skills is
valuable in the workplace);
improved information flow;
enhanced social networking
(we hire people we know);
increased
interpersonal
trust (trust is critical to
business
associations
and
investing);
higher
performing
democracy
(active citizens demand
and support excellence in
governance).
Essex is launching on
this project to move beyond
long-standing, troublesome
issues. And with the help of
the heart, soul and courage
of village and town residents,
the community’s efforts will
pay dividends. Essex will
not only create a clearer
vision, but a stronger, more
sustainable community.
Susan
Clark
of
Middlesex,
Vt.,
is
a
professional
facilitator
and the co-author of Slow
Democracy: Rediscovering
Community,
Bringing
Decision
Making
Back
Home.
Go
to
www.
slowdemocracy.org for more
information.
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Essex Junction Senior Center
Peggy
Pearson
Essex Junction
Senior Center
“Okay, we’ll make sure we
get you to Given Health by 10
a.m. tomorrow,” Cathy Burke
reassures a caller. Burke and
Martha Di Maggio are two of
the dedicated volunteers who
donate a morning to make
sure seniors get out and
about.
Burke and Di Maggio
were last Monday’s Senior
Van volunteers. On Tuesday,
the desk was staffed by
Lorraine
Marshall
and
Allan
Armstrong,
while
Mary Willard and Martha
Villemaire were in charge on
Wednesday. Emily Packard
and Joan Carr stepped up on
Thursday, and the week was
rounded out by Audrey Blow
and June Keenan.
Burke, originally from
Cooperstown, N.Y.,
“likes
being busy and helping.” Di
Maggio, a native of Brooklyn,
N.Y., volunteers because she
likes people. Di Maggio has
lived in Essex since 1965 and
Burke arrived about six years
ago.
Di Maggio, a homemaker,
was employed as a seamstress
for JC Penney working with
slipcovers and drapes, then as
an aide at Hiawatha School.
She has volunteered for the
Senior Center for many years
and was one of the driving
forces behind the decision to
build Whitcomb Woods.
Burke drove the trolley
in Cooperstown and worked
in a school and an adult care
home. She moved to Vermont
because she “needs trees and
blue sky.” She also volunteers
for Champlain Valley Agency
on Aging and is a bi-weekly
chef for lunch at Whitcomb
Woods.
To reserve a seat on the
Senior Van, call 878-6940 the
business day before between 9
and 11:45 a.m. Many thanks
to all the devoted volunteers.
We are fortunate to have
a lively Senior Center with a
regular schedule of activities.
Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 1 p.m. people
enjoy card games like bridge,
cribbage or Skipbo. Penny
Bingo is Tuesdays at 1 p.m.
The Center also offers use of
a Mah Jongg set, pool table,
Wii, table shuffleboard and
darts as well as jigsaw puzzles
and a library. Seated yoga is
Wednesday at 10 a.m.
The monthly business
meeting is Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
This book discussion for
Oct. 18 is on “The Gathering,”
by Anne Enright.
Essex
Junction
Recreation and Parks offers
a series of Wednesday
luncheons. Oct. 10, Holy
Family Church and the Essex
Alliance Church jointly host
the luncheon at the Maple
Street facility. Oct. 17, the
members-only luncheon is at
Essex High School and hosted
by the Culinary program.
Information is available at
878-1342.
For a great time, come to
Obituaries
Wilfred E. Verchereau
was predeceased by his
brothers, Edmund, Emile,
Phillip and Louis; and two
sisters, Helen and Lauretta.
A Mass of Christian Burial to
celebrate Wilfred's life will be
at St. Pius X in Essex Center
at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept.
21, 2012. Arrangements in
care of Corbin & Palmer, 9
Pleasant St., Essex Junction.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions can be made to
Essex Rescue, 1 Educational
Dr., Essex Junction, VT
05452.
According to the American Cancer
Society, an estimated 226,870 new
cases of invasive breast cancer and
39,510 deaths from breast cancer
are expected to occur among women
in the U.S. in 2012. The American
Cancer Society offers 24/7 support to
those diagnosed with breast cancer
and their loved ones. Breast cancer is a leading cause
of cancer death in women, second
only to lung cancer. The Society
is reminding women 40 and older
to have a yearly mammogram and
clinical breast exam. Also, the Society
recommends that women ages 20
to 39 receive a clinical breast exam
at least once every three years. The
five-year survival rate is 99 percent
for breast cancer that is diagnosed in
the earliest stages.
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cancer a variety of programs and
services to help them in their breast
cancer experience:
• The Reach To Recovery program
helps newly diagnosed patients
cope with their breast cancer
experience. Reach To Recovery
volunteers offer the unique
understanding, support, and
hope from the perspective of
someone who has survived breast
cancer. • The Look Good Feel Better
program helps breast cancer
patients manage the physical
side effects of treatment. Patients
gain beauty techniques to help
improve their self-esteem and
quality of life, but also a sense of
support, confidence, courage and
community with other cancer
patients in the program.
• The Hope Lodge network,
including the Lois
McClure
–
Bee
Tabakin Building
in
Burlington,
offers patients and
their
caregivers
free lodging for
those
receiving
treatment far from
home.
• The Society offers free information
to help make treatment decisions
and access to its programs 24/7
through
1-800-227-2345
or
cancer.org.
Join the fight by registering
for the Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer Walk in Chittenden
County on Oct. 21, 1 p.m., at Dorset
Park. Visit makingstrideswalk.
org/chittendencountyvt for more
information.
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a bridge tournament on Nov.
9 from 1-4 p.m. at the Senior
Center. Partners should sign
up through Essex Parks and
Recreation.
On Nov. 15, Essex
Junction
Recreation
and Parks sponsors a
Thanksgiving luncheon at
the Inn at Essex. Register
at the Maple Street facility.
Tickets are $8 first come, first
served with a maximum of
200 people. Questions? Call
878-1342.
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Masi made a small slam with
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HARRY K. BRIGGS
BURLINGTON — Harry
K. Briggs, 61, passed away
at his home in Burlington
Tuesday, Sept. 24. Born on
June 12, 1951, Harry grew up
in Essex Junction. Memorial
information will be available
soon.
WILFRED E.
VERCHEREAU
ESSEX
CENTER
—
Wilfred “Willie” Edward
Verchereau, 81, passed to his
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
on Sept. 17, 2012. Wilfred was
born Sept. 14, 1931, the son of
the late Arthur and Hortense
(Senesac) Verchereau. Wilfred
was a highly skilled and
respected plaster mason. He
worked on many restoration
projects. Some of the projects
that Wilfred worked on
included The Follett House,
The Flynn Center for the
Performing Arts, The Round
Church in Richmond and the
former Governor Chittenden
Homestead in Jericho. Wilfred
loved and enjoyed working in
the trades. Willie also enjoyed
his hunting, snowmobiling
and working the land. He
always said "he was a farmer
at heart." He took great joy
in building a sledding hill
on his property each winter
for his grandchildren. He
had an enormous love and
pride for his family. Wilfred
married the love of his life,
Jacqueline M. Dumont on
Sept. 29, 1951, at St. Joseph
Vianney Church. They made
their home in Essex Center
for 54 years. They would
have celebrated their 61st
wedding anniversary this
month. He is survived by five
children, Sandra and John
Hoyt of South Burlington,
Kim and Joe Lane Jr. of
South Burlington, Lee and
Cathy Verchereau of Cresson,
Pa., Lynn and Bruce Wilson
of Burlington, and Rana
Verchereau of Essex Junction.
Willie and Jackie were blessed
with
10
grandchildren,
Derek Hoyt, Erica Tetreault,
Stefanie Lane, Bill Lane,
Hollie
Wilson,
Andrea
Wilson,
Jason
Wilson,
Leanne Verchereau, Rachel
Verchereau and Kyle Kirby.
He is also survived by two
sisters, Alice Collins of Essex
Center and Lucille Walbach
of South Burlington. Wilfred
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As the pursuit to wring the most
amount of mileage out of every drop
of gasoline continues, this country has
made great strides. According to the
latest data, the fuel economy of all cars
and trucks sold in the United States has
reached a record high. As of February
2012, the average fuel efficiency of
vehicles sold in this country reached 23.7
mpg (EPA combined fuel economy).
This number is a full five percent higher
than the December 2011 number of
22.6 miles per gallon. Four years prior,
in February 2008, the U.S. average was
20.4. The improved numbers can largely
be traced to technological advances such
as gas direct-injection, seven- and eightspeed automatics, hybrids, and other
alternative engines.
Is your vehicle running as efficiently
as it can? Is it performing as designed by
the manufacturer? Our manufacturertrained and experienced technicians
are our biggest assets. At ESSEX
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES, we can
really help consumers have confidence in
both the work that’s performed and in the
vehicle itself. Our mechanics are more
willing to help you understand how your
car performs and what it needs. Bring
your car to 141-147 Pearl St, Essex Jct.,
or call 802.879.1966 for service you can
trust. We offer same day service, and free
customer shuttle. Ask us for details. We
open at 6:59am, with no appointment
needed. We feature A.S.E. Technicians
including Master Techs. “Service You
Can Trust” It’s time to get your car ready
for winter. Bring your car in today and let
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the mileage on their vehicles by
dropping two cylinders and adding
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Essex Area
Religious
Directory
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 95 Allen Road, South
Burlington will begin winter worship hours on Sunday,
September 9. The Holy Communion service will begin at
10:00 a.m. There will be one service only. On the first
Sunday of each month there is a contemporary worship
service with Holy Communion. Sunday school is at 9:00
a.m. Ascension Lutheran Church, 95 Allen Road, South
Burlington, VT 05403, (802) 862-8866, church.office@
alcvt.org, www.alcvt.org
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH- (Fundamentalindependent.) 61 Main St., Essex Junction, 878-8341.
Pastor James Gangwer. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship
Service 11 a.m. Sunday evening worship 6:30. Wednesday
evening youth groups; Awana, Pro-Teens and Prayer
meeting 7 p.m.
CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH- Route 2A, Williston, just
north of Industrial Ave. Wes Pastor, Senior Minister, 8787107, Proclaiming Christ and Him crucified Sundays at 8:15
a.m. and 10:15 a.m. www.cmcvermont.org
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Theater production. Neil Simon’s “The Odd
Couple,” the female version, brought to
stage by Girls Nite Out Productions. Set in
the mid 1980’s, two friends experience a
hilarious clash of styles and cultures. See
Colchester resident Mark Cranmer in the
role of Manolo. Runs through Oct. 7. Tickets: $20 adults, $18 students. Main Street
Landing, Burlington, 8 p.m. For tickets,
contact: 802-86-FLYNN.
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH- (ELCA)- 273
VT. Rte. 15 – Between Jericho and Underhill – 899-3932.
Sunday Worship - 9:00 a.m./Sunday School for all ages 10:30 a.m.. [email protected] All are welcome. Rev.
Dan Steinbauer, Interim
GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH- 130 Maple
Street, Essex Junction. 878-8071. 1 mile south of the
Five Corners on Maple Street / VT. Route 117. Worship
Sundays at 9:30 a.m. with concurrent Church School Pre-K
to High School. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult
Study Group Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Adult Choir / Praise
Band / Women’s Fellowship / Missionally active. Korean
U.M.C. Worship Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Come explore what
God might be offering you!
HOLY FAMILY- ST. LAWRENCE PARISH- Pastor:
Reverend Charles H. Ranges, S.S.E. Rectory Address:
4 Prospect Street. Phone: 878-5331. Holy Family Mass
Schedule: 28 Lincoln Street. Sundays, 8 a.m., 11 a.m. &
7:30p.m.. St. Lawrence Mass Schedule: 158 West Street.
Saturdays, 4 p.m. and Sundays, 9:30a.m.. Sacrament of
Reconciliation: St. Lawrence, Saturdays, 3:15-3:45p.m.
and by appointment. Daily Mass, 8:30a.m.@Holy Family
Church.
ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF VERMONT- 182 Hegeman Ave,
Suite 1, Colchester, VT 05446. Join Imam Islam Hassan
([email protected]) for the five daily prayers. Timings at
ISVT homepage www.isvt.org The call for Friday Jumah
prayers is exactly at 1:00PM followed by Khutbah and
prayer. Additional Friday night lectures between Magrib
and Isha prayers. Weekend Islamic classes on Sundays
9:45AM-1:30PM for all children 4 years and older during
the school year. Interested non-members always welcome.
(802) 655-6711 or [email protected] or Facebook.
MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
FELLOWSHIP- Visit www.mmuuf.org. Services are held at
9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month
from Setpember through June. 195 Vermont Route 15,
Jericho (the red barn across from Packard Road). 899-2558
ST JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH- 4 St. James Place
(Gate F to the Fairgrounds) Essex Junction 878-4014 http://
www.stjamesvt.org. Services: 8:15 am Holy Eucharist Rite
II without music. 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite II with music.
Coffee hour to follow.
ST. PIUS THE TENTH CHURCH- 20 Jericho Road,
Essex, 878-5997. Pastor: Rev. Richard W. Tinney. Masses:
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.; Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 8:30
and 10:30 a.m. Confessions Sat. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. www.
together.net/~stpius
ST. THOMAS CHURCH- 6 Green St., Underhill Center.
Father Charles R. Danielson, Parish Priest. Weekend
Masses: Saturday-4:30 p.m., Sunday-8:30. Daily Masses:
Check with wwwlstthomasvt.com or call 899-4632
ESSEX JUNCTION FIVE CORNERS
FARMERS MARKET
Last market of the season!
Lincoln Place, Essex Junction Five
Corners, 3:30-7:30 p.m.
See the artists in their creative work environments. Through Oct. 7. The Vermont
Crafts Council publishes a free booklet
with maps of tour sites. Available at Vermont Welcome Centers and galleries. Or
for a copy, contact the Vermont Crafts
Council: 802-223-3380 or vt1crafts@
aol.com.
Dead Creek Wildlife Day. Includes demon-
strations, nature walks, wildlife exhibits,
and kids’ activities. All events are free
and a free shuttle bus will provide regular
access to nearby field events throughout
the day. Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s Dead Creek Wildlife Management
Area, Route 17 west of Route 22A, Addison, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For a schedule of
events, visit: www.vtfishandwildlife.com/
Dead_Creek_Wildlife_Days.cfm.
Colchester/Milton Rotary meeting. Speaker: Dave Mullin — Habitat for Humanity.
Hampton Inn, Colchester, 12-1:30 p.m.
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Friday
All Breed Dog Shows. A weekend of compe-
titions, obedience and rally trials. Watch
dogs compete for Best In Show and High
In Trial. Spectators can interact with the
dogs and handlers as well as browse
between many unique dog-related concessions. Come shop, meet breeds and
breeders and see some of the nation’s
finest dogs in competition. Through Oct.
7. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley
Exposition, Pearl Street, Essex Junction, 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: [email protected]
First Friday Art Walk. Over 40 galleries
and art venues stay open late to welcome walkers and share our the art scene.
Check out www.artmapburlington.com to
see a list of participating venues. Citywide, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Contact: 802264-4839 or info@artmapburlington.
com.
Genealogy. “Repertoires, Rosters & Gazet-
teers: Treasures In Our Library.” Join the
librarians as they describe the many
valuable print resources in our collection
of over 3,000 volumes. Class cost: $5.
The Vermont Genealogy Library, Hegeman Avenue, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, across from the State Police Building,
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Contact: 802-4823075
Roast Beef Dinner. To benefit the North Hero
Volunteer Fire Department. Cost: $8
adults, $4 children 12 and under. North
Hero School, Route 2, North Hero, 4:307 p.m.
Jericho-Underhill Energy tour. Visitors can
tour five buildings that showcase energy
efficiency improvements and renewable
energy systems. Free and self-guided.
Maps are available at libraries and
town offices in Jericho and Underhill
and at http://tiny.cc/uenergy. No preregistration is necessary. Various locations throughout Jericho and Underhill, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Contact: 318-2362 or [email protected].
Rummage sale. Also Oct. 6 from 8 a.m.-1
p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, 130
Maple Street, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.- 5
p.m.
Breast Cancer Conference. Theme: “Working
Together for Women’s Health and Wellness.” Free and open to the public. Sheraton Conference Center, South Burlington,
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit: http://vtbreastcancerconference.org.
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Saturday
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Sunday
potatoes, squash, carrots, coleslaw, rolls,
and homemade desserts. Tickets: $10
adults, $6 children. Take out dinners
available. St. Thomas Church, Underhill
Center, 4, 5:15 and 6:30 p.m. Contact:
899-4632.
Winooski Valley Park District. An informative discussion on the threats and impacts of invasive species. Will involve
both indoor and outdoor components so
please come prepared for a short walk
around the grounds of the Ethan Allen
Homestead. Free and open to the public.
Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 1 p.m.
Register: 802-863-5744 or americorps@
wvpd.org.
Animal Blessing. All friendly pets on leashes
“Piccola Italia.” Food festival with The Ver-
Prayer concert. Music provided by Karen
or in carriers are welcome. Faith United
Methodist Church, 899 Dorset Street,
South Burlington, 2 p.m. Contact: 802863-6764. Knaebel with Messenger Time. Community Lutheran Church, 1560 Williston Road,
South Burlington, 6:45 p.m. Contact: 8636978.
Animal blessing. Bless your pets and remem-
ber the life of St Francis and his love of
animals. All Breed Rescue will be in attendance with pets for adoption. St. James
Episcopal Church, 4 St. James Place (at
Gate F of the Fairgrounds) Essex Junction,
3-4:30 p.m. Contact: stjamesvtoffice@
yahoo.com
Reception. “Vermont Landscapes” by Donna
Kunkel. Exhibit through Nov. 14. Free and
open to the public. Phoenix Books and
Gallery at the Essex Shoppes and Cinema, intersections of Route 15 and 289,
Essex, 6-8 p.m. Contact: 872-7111
Community Flu Clinic. Eligible individuals
should present their Medicare B or Medicaid cards when registering. For all other
adults aged 18 and older, a fee of $30
will be accepted. Documentation for third
party insurers will be provided. VNA office, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, 9 a.m.12 p.m. Contact the VNA: 802-658-1900
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17 years of age, or 16 with parental
consent, weigh 110 pounds or more and
be in good health on the day of donation. Young people under the age of 19
may need to meet additional height and
weight restrictions. Presenting volunteer
blood donors at all Red Cross blood
drives will receive a coupon for $5 off
their next purchase at Freihofer’s Bakery
Outlet. Colchester American Legion, 2-6
p.m. Contact: 1-800 RED CROSS.
Free and open to the public. YMCA, 266
College Street, Burlington, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Chicken pie dinner. Benefiting The Essex
Fall Open Studio Tour. Through Oct. 7.
Maps for local artists’ studios and maps
of the state open studio are available at
the Emile A Gruppe Gallery, 22 Barber
Farm Road, Jericho Center or http://
www.emilegruppegallery.com/ Contact:
899-3211
Fall open studio weekend. A Vermont based
tour in which 131 artisans in 119 locations open their studios to the public in the
southern and central parts of the state.
Monday
Blood drive. Blood donors must be at least
Open house. Learn about programs at the Y.
Junction Knights of Columbus scholarship
funds. Reservations required. Tickets: $9
adults, $5 children. Take outs available.
St. Pius X Church Hall, 20 Jericho Road,
Essex Center, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Contact:
878-8314 or 879-6989.
bags — Laura Cheney. Every Wednesday. Serving the communities of Essex,
Essex Junction, Jericho and Underhill. The
Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex, 12:10 p.m.
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Thursday
Colchester/Milton Rotary meeting. Speak-
er: Adrie Kusserow— Will speak about
the Africa ELI (Education & Leadership
Initiative). Hampton Inn, Colchester, 121:30 p.m.
Discussion. C.O.R.N. is Conversations On
Race Now. Topic: Listening to the Voices
of Youth. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188
North Prospect Street, Burlington, 7:15-9
p.m. Contact: [email protected]
Fundraiser. “Cocktails Curing Cancer.” Happy
Hour fundraiser to raise awareness and
funds in the fight against breast cancer.
Union Station, Main St Landing, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Contact: renee@
cocktailscuringcancer.com
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Friday
Meeting. Vermont Public Television’s advisory
board will discuss content and community
engagement. Public welcome. Vermont
Public Television Studios, 204 Ethan Allen
Avenue, Colchester, 12:30-2 p.m. Contact:
802-654-3688
Oktoberfest. A traditional German Okto-
berfest in Vermont presented by Das Bierhaus and Craft producers of Charlotte.
Tickets: $8 per day or $10 for all three
days. Through Oct. 14. Blue Ribbon Pavilion, Champlain Valley Expo, 105 Pearl
Street, Essex Junction, 5-10 p.m. For more
details, visit: oktoberfestvt.com Rummage sale. Clothing, books, toys and
white elephant. Also Oct. 13: 9 a.m.-2
p.m. Benefits the United Church of Fairfax.
Baptist Building, Main Street, Fairfax, 3-7
p.m. Contact: 849-6313.
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Saturday
Bottle drive. The Freedom Fund will be collect-
Harvest ham dinner. Menu: ham, mashed
Workshop. “Invasive Species 101” with the
mont Italian Club that offers historic tours,
films, displays, and plenty of Italian food
for sale. Also featured: mandolin and Violin music by Joseph Campanella Cleary.
City Hall, Burlington, 2-5 p.m. Contact:
802-343-9310
Essex Rotary Meeting. Guest speaker: Flash-
of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America.
Theme: Hawaiian appliqué. Bring a bag
lunch. Pines Senior living community, 7
Aspen Drive, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m.
Contact: 372-4255. Sukkah Party. Chabad of Vermont 57 South
Williams Street, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Contact: 802-658-7612or zeesy@chabadvt.
org
Wednesday
Workshop. The Green Mountain Chapter
Paul Street, Burlington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also,
Oct. 5: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. —
and Oct. 6: 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Contact: 8646515
ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH- 37 Old Stage Road in Essex
Junction. Sunday morning services at 7:45, 9, 10:15 and
11:30 a.m. Phone: 878-8213. www.essexalliance.org
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX- 39
Main Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 Telephone 8785745 Fax: 872-8236 Email: [email protected] Rev.
Mark Mendes, Senior Pastor; Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer,
Associate Pastor. Sunday worship services: 9 a.m.
Communion first Sunday of every month. Junior High
Youth Group meets regularly Sundays from 12-2 p.m.;
Senior High Youth Group meets regularly Sunday evenings
from 5 to 7 p.m. Adult Choir, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir,
Handbell Choir, Men’s Choir, Ladies Choir.
OCT. 5
Rummage sale. First Baptist Church, 81 St.
DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH 67 Creek Farm
Plaza, Colchester VT. 05446 802-338-9118 www.
daybreakvermont.org or [email protected]
Sunday Service at 10:30am Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney
ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH- Please
join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and
contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and
welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask
questions, and put down spiritual roots. Sunday worship at
8:15 & 10:00 am. Sunday School & nursery at the 10am
service. We offer a variety of small groups for prayer,
Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary
faith issues. 119 Center Rd (Route 15) Essex Center. Rev.
Mitchell Hay, pastor. 879-8304.
Thursday
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Tuesday
Prostate Cancer Support Group Meeting.
Open discussion on prostate cancer treatment options and the current research
studies, exercise, diet and nutrition. Hope
Lodge, Lois McClure-Bee Tabakin Building, 237 East Ave., Burlington, 6-8 p.m.
Contact: Mary L. Guyette RN, MS: 802274-4990, [email protected] or Sophia
Morton: 802-872-6308, [email protected].
ing bottles to raise funds for care packages for deployed troops in Afghanistan.
Bayside Park, Colchester, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Contact: 802-864-5264
Benefit Dinner and Calcutta. Proceeds ben-
efit the animals at Franklin County Humane Society. Tickets: $125.00 includes
two dinners and one ball. Silent auction,
cocktails, and grand prize of $3,000.
American Legion, Saint Albans, 5 p.m. For
tickets, contact the FCHS: 802-524-9650.
Genealogy Conference. The presentations
will be "Researching Your Civil War Ancestors", "An Introduction to DNA Genealogy" and "Exploring French-Native American Ancestry". Lunches may be purchased
on site. St. John Vianney Parish Hall, 160
Hinesburg Road, South Burlington, 9 a.m.4 p.m. Register: 802-482-3075.
Historical scavenger hunt. “The Ethan and
Ira Challenge” is much more than demonstrations. All participants will get an
opportunity to perform various tasks like
lighting a fire using flint and steel, land
navigation, military skills, finding resources on the land and more. All participants
will win a prize. Admission: $5 per adult
and $3 per child. Ethan Allen Homestead
Museum 10 a.m.- 4p.m. Admission is $5
per adult and $3 per child. Contact: 8654556.
Fall Festival. Live birds, music, soap and
woodcarving, kids’ crafts and face painting. Cost: $2. Birds of Vermont Museum,
900 Sherman Hollow Road, Huntington,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Flea Market. To benefit the Burlington United
Pentecostal Church. Table space available. Price for one 10’x10’ space is $10,
or $20 for a 10’x20’ square foot space.
Own tables are required. Redeemed
Thrift Shop, 3060 Williston Road, South
Burlington, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact Ellen:
238-9611 or [email protected].
Fall Craft Fair. Over 40 artisans and local
crafters will display and sell their products. Choose from items such as vintage
button jewelry, wood and knit items, handmade jewelry and stationery, stained
glass, scarves, glass etchings, matted
prints and more. University Mall, 155 Dorset Street, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m.- 5
p.m. Contact: 802-863-1066 x11
Civil War Cemetery Walking Tour. Presented
by Williston Historical Society members
Ginger Isham and Terry Macaig. Free
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OCT.
BLOOD DRIVES
Presenting donors in October will
receive a chance to win a seven day
cruise for two from Boston to Bermuda
on the Norwegian Dawn, courtesy of
CruiseOne. Prizes are not redeemable
for cash and are non-transferable.
OCT. 4
Tarrant Gym, St. Michael’s College,
12-5:30 p.m.
OCT. 8
Burlington High School, Burlington,
8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
American Legion, Colchester, 2-6 p.m.
Essex Congregational Church, Essex
Junction, 12-5:30 p.m. OCT. 10
Shelburne Town Center, Shelburne,
12-5:30 p.m. OCT. 17
Essex High School, Essex, 9 a.m.-3
p.m.
OCT. 19
Camels Hump Middle School,
Richmond, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. OCT. 22
Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington,
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact: 1-800 RED CROSS
and open to all ages. Pre-registration
required. East Cemetery, Route 2 just beyond the Johnson Farm, Williston, 11 a.m.
Contact: 878-4918 to register. Performance. The Modern Grass Quintet, with
special guest Colin McCaffrey. Tickets:
$10. North End Studios, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Contact: 802-863-6713
Jericho Barn Tour. Take a self-guided tour of
more than 12 old historic barns. Tickets:
$15 includes complimentary refreshments,
a map, brief description of each barn,
events and speakers. Tickets can be purchased at Jericho Center Country Store,
Old Mill Craft Shop, Richmond Market,
Phoenix Book Stores. The day of the tour
tickets can only be purchased at the Community Center. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact:
899-3853 and 899-4180
Reception. “Barn paintings.” Preceded by
a talk by Joshua Phillips describing the
findings of the Barn Census which is designed to document every historic barn in
Vermont. Exhibit runs through Dec. Jericho
Town Hall, Route 15, Jericho, 1-4 p.m.
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Sunday
Reception. “ID: The Object of Self” explores
the self-portrait. Exhibit runs through Oct.
22. Darkroom Gallery, 12 Main Street,
Essex Junction, 3-5 p.m.
Reception. Paintings by award winning Stowe
landscape artist Lisa Forster Beach. Exhibit runs through Nov. 18. Emile A Gruppe Gallery, 22 Barber Farm Road, Jericho Center, 4-6 p.m.
Performance. “Over the Pond and Back,” with
Christopher Atzinger on piano. Admission: $15 adults, $10 students/seniors.
Handicapped accessible. Free parking.
The Episcopal Cathedral, 2 Cherry Street,
Burlington, 3 p.m. Contact: 864-0471
Ongoing
Bingo. Sponsored by the Whitcomb Woods
Residents Association. Whitcomb Woods,
128 West Street, Essex Junction. Mondays
at 6 p.m. Contact: 879-1829.
Call to artists. “Hot and Cold” exhibit is look-
ing for 2D and 3D media that explores all
interpretations of this pair of opposites.
Through Oct. 31. Artists’ Mediums, Williston. Visit: www.artistsmediums.blogspot.
com/p/1.html
Cell Phones for Soldiers. Local residents can
support these collection drives by donating their old cell phones at A. W. Rich Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Essex Junction. Collections accepted 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Contact: 849-6261.
Crafters Wanted! St. Francis Xavier School in
Winooski will hold its annual craft fair on
Saturday, November 17th from 9:00am –
4:00pm. If you are interested in selling
your home-made items at our craft fair,
please contact Becky Wetzel at 8936672 or [email protected].
Divorce Care Support Group. The 13-week
group for men and women. Sept. 12-Dec.
12. Wednesday evenings. Essex Alliance
Community Center, 37 Old Stage Road,
Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact:
802-425-7053.
English as a Second Language Classes. Im-
prove your English conversation skills and
meet new people. Wednesdays. Pickering
Room, Second Floor: Intermediate/Advanced. Administrative Conference Room:
Beginners. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Contact Elena Carter, FFL
Outreach Department: 865-7211.
Essex Art League. Meets the first Thursday of
the month. Agendas include business and
social time and a guest artist presentation. Full details at www.essexartleague.
com. First Congregational Church, Main
Street, Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m.
Essex Rotary Meeting. Essex Rotary Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 12:10
p.m. at The Essex. Serving the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and
Underhill.
Every Woman’s Craft Connection. Twice a
month on Thursday evenings. Essex Alliance Church Community Center, 7-9 p.m.
Contact Deb Schonberg: 879-5176.
Looking for current exhibits?
Coming soon: The Essex Reporter Arts &
Entertainment page featuring events,
exhibit listings and artist spotlights!
Family Support Group. Outright Vermont
holds support group meetings for family
members of youth going through the process of coming out. One Sunday evening
and one Wednesday morning each month
at Outright Vermont. Contact: 865-9677.
Final Cut Pro Open Lab. Saturdays. Three
tracks of exercises for beginners, intermediates and advanced users. Complete
each track and advance according to
comfort level. Vermont Community Access
Media, 208 Flynn Avenue 2-G, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Contact: 802-651-9692 or
www.vermontcam.org.
Genealogy. Let the experts find that missing
ancestor. Resources available for New
England and New York. Vermont Genealogy Library, Hegeman Avenue, Fort Ethan
Allen, Colchester, Tues: 3-9:30 p.m. and
Sat: 10 a.m.-4p.m. Contact: 802-2385934 or http://www.vt-fcgs.org.
Infant and toddler programs. Join us for a
rhythmic morning of play, song, puppetry and community for families with toddlers. Come once a week: every Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday. Infant classes
offered Fridays. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 9-11 a.m. Contact: 985-2827
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Intro to digital video editing. Free. Vermont
Defining Excellence and Measuring Progress:
VT’s Effort to Meet the Challenges of Teaching
and Learning in the 21st Century
Italian conversation group. Open to all in-
Monday, October 8, 2012
Founders Memorial School
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Avenue 2-G, Burlington. Second and fourth
Saturdays. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact: 802651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org.
terested in learning/hearing the Italian
language. Room 101, St. Edmunds Hall,
St. Michael's College, Colchester. Every
second and fourth Wednesday of the
month, 7-9 p.m. To view more
calendar events go to:
www.EssexReporter.com/calendar
Local Libraries
Oct. 4
Workshop. “Uncovering Your
Next Job: Real Help for Job Seekers.”
Find fantastic and practical tools
for job searching, resume writing,
interview
practice,
interest
assessments, and more. Essex Free
Library, 2 Jericho Road, Essex, 6:307:30 p.m. Contact: 802-879-0313 or
[email protected]
Oct. 5
Piano concert. Burlington
pianist Melody Puller will play
Frederic Chopin’s Preludes Opus 28.
Reading Room, Brownell Library,
Essex Junction, 7 p.m.
Penny Pillsbury is looking
for people who play the piano well
enough to offer short 30-40 minute
concerts at 7 p.m. on the first Friday
of each month. We would like a
variety of styles: ragtime, easy
listening, jazz, popular songs, rock,
and classical, of course. If you have a
small ensemble, that’s good too. Call
Penny at 878-6955.
Songs and Stories. Matthew
Witten performs songs about the
world and tells adventurous tales.
No registration required. All ages.
Brownell Library, Essex Junction,
10-10:45 a.m. Contact: 878-6956.
Banned
Books
Debate.
Explore some of the most commonlychallenged books, and discuss why
books get challenged. Gr. 6 through
adult. Brownell Library, Essex
Junction, 3-5 p.m. Contact: 8786955.
Oct. 6
Star Wars Reads. Local Star
Wars expert Aaron Masi celebrates
Star Wars Reads Day with Star
Wars lovers of all ages. After the
read-aloud, choose a Star Wars
book to check out. Brownell Library,
Essex Junction, 10-11 a.m. Contact:
878-6955.
ACT Prep class. Led by Kellie
Charron, Stern Ctr. Instructor, this
class will include practice tests,
scoring rubrics, long and short-term
preparation schedules, English and
Writing Test strategies and tips
for success. Class will be limited to
approximately 15 attendees. First
come, first served. Brownell Library,
Essex Junction, 1-3 p.m. Contact:
878-6955
Oct. 8
The Brownell Library is
closed during the day for Columbus
Day
Vt.
Astonomical
Society
Talk. Features a presentation on
the Northeast Kingdom Astronomy
Foundatio's Peacham Observatory
by Sidney H. Wanzer, M.D. Brownell
Library, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m.
Contact: 878-6955.
Oct. 10
Readers Theatre Rehearsals
for Bull Run. Rehearsals every
Wednesday throughout Oct., with a
final performance on Wed. Oct. 24th
at Memorial Hall. Brownell Library,
6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction,
6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: 878-6956.
Oct. 11
Lego Fun. Participate in fun
and friendly building with LEGOs.
For kids entering K & up. Brownell
Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex
Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Contact: 8786956.
Workshop. “Bonjour! Hola!
Ciao!:
Language-Learning
the
Fun Way.” Explore effective and
entertaining online resources for
LOCAL VETERANS
learning new languages. Essex Free
Library, 2 Jericho Road, Essex, 6:307:30 p.m. Contact: 802-879-0313 or
[email protected].
Oct. 12
Drop-in story time for kids
of all ages. Babies, toddlers and
preschoolers are welcome to come
listen to picture book stories and
have fun with finger plays and action
rhymes. No registration required.
Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street,
Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m.
Contact: 878-6956.
Teen Advisory Board. For
teens, by teens. Plan programs,
suggest books and DVDs for the
collection, have fun, bring friends.
Snacks provided. New members
always welcome. Gr. 9-12. Brownell
Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Contact: 8786956.
Dungeons
and
Dragons.
Embark upon imaginary adventures.
A Dungeon Master serves as the
game’s referee and storyteller. Gr. 6
and up. Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln
Street, Essex Junction, 6-8 p.m.
Contact: 878-6956.
Teen Movie. “Snow White and
the Huntsman.” The legendary tale
is now an action-adventure epic filled
with intense battles and spectacular
visual effects. Starring; Charlize
Theron, Kristen Stewart and Chris
Hemsworth. Free popcorn and soda.
Rated PG-13. 168 minutes. Brownell
Junction, 6:30 p.m. Contact: 8786956.
Ongoing events
Drop-In
Storytime
with
Bridget.
Mondays.
Reading,
rhyming, and crafts each week.
All ages welcome. No registration
required. Essex Free Library,
2 Jericho Road, Essex, 10:30
a.m. Contact: 802-879-0313 or
[email protected]
“Musical Thirds” Story time.
Every third Friday of the month.
Rock out and read with Caitlin. All
ages. No registration required. Essex
Free Library, 2 Jericho Road, Essex,
10:30 a.m. Contact: 802-879-0313 or
[email protected]
Story time for babies and
toddlers. Tuesdays starting Oct.
9. Picture books, songs rhymes and
puppets. Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln
Street, Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30
a.m. Contact: 878-6956.
Story time for 3-5-year-olds.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting
Oct. 9. Picture books, songs, rhymes,
puppets & flannel stories for
preschoolers. Brownell Library, 6
Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, 1010:45 a.m. Contact: 878-6956.
Knitting. Project finishing
night. First Thursday of the
month. All levels of proficiency
welcome. Brownell Library, Essex
Junction, 6:30 p.m. Contact: 8786955.
OCTOBER EXHIBITS:
Kolvoord Room— Tim BrookesEndangered Alphabets
Glass Case— Civil War Artifacts
from Alan Luzzato
Large Lobby Table— The Civil
War, 150 years later
Small Lobby Table— Vampires
and such
Downstairs— Music: “Learning
to Conduct is a Lot Like Being in
Boot Camp Using Live Ammunition”
Kat Tamarkin, Vermont Public
Radio, 1991
Light Refreshments
Presentation by
John Fischer, Deputy Commissioner, VT DOE
Question and Answer Session
Pink
Pet
Walk
To Fight
Breast
Cancer
Brought to you by:
October 13, 2012
We will be taking
a 1.5 mile walk around
Williston to raise funds for
breast cancer research.
10 am - Registration
11 am - Walk
Noon - Hot Dog BBQ
$10 Registration Fee
includes a pink Tee Shirt
and a Pet Bandana.
• Your pet does not have to be a dog.
• Pets must be on a leash at all times.
• Pet owners are responsible for
cleaning up after their pet.
• No more than two pets per registered human.
• A pet is not required to join the walk.
21 Zephyr Ln., Williston • 878-5112 • www.guysfarmandyard.com
LOCAL CONCERNS MEETING NOTICE
VT 289/VT 2A Interchange Improvements
Essex, Vermont
Monday, October 15, 2012
Selectboard Meeting - Town Offices
81 Main Street
7:35PM
The Town of Essex and the Chittenden County Regional
Planning Commission are sponsoring a public meeting
to present Phase II alternative solutions that address the
existing traffic operations, safety, and related issues on Route
2A between the Route 289 westbound off ramp/Route 2A
intersection and the Route 289 eastbound on ramp/Route 2A/
Susie Wilson Bypass intersection.
The purpose of this meeting is to present the alternatives, hear
your ideas and concerns, and answer your questions regarding
the alternatives. This information and input will be used to
determine the preferred alternative.
If you are unable to attend and have comments/questions please
contact Dennis Lutz, Public Works Director/Town Engineer,
81 Main Street, Essex Center 05452 or [email protected].
Preschool Openings
Center for Technology, Essex
Fall openings 2012
Morning and afternoon classes
available for
3 to 5 year olds
Reggio
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Lissa at 879-8150
opportunities
for or
experimenting
information
for registration.with art
materials, gross motor play, dramatic play,
language arts, math, science and diversity.
Please contact Lissa at 879-8150 for more
information or for registration.
8a
Achievements
Essex Rotary Club
Elizabeth Cusimano,
daughter of Robert and
Patricia
Cusimano
of
Essex Junction, is studying
at Bond University in
Queensland,
Australia.
Cusimano,
a
junior
business
administration
and
accounting
major,
graduated from Essex High
School before attending St.
Michael's.
Alan Hefferon, son of
James and Lynne Hefferon
of Jericho, is studying at
University of Queen Mary in
London, England. Hefferon,
a junior theater and history
double major, graduated
from
Mount
Mansfield
Union High School before
attending St. Michael's.
The Essex Rotary Club said 'fair well' to Dave Grimm, former general manager of the Champlain Valley Fair last week during
his final meeting with the club before heading back to Ohio.
Photo courtesy of Finest Image Photography
Air National Guard
Airman 1st Class Ryan
Births
Cora Newton Abbott,
was born at Hartford
Hospital on Sept. 16, 2012
to parents Christopher and
Michele (Newton) Abbott
or
Glastonbury, Conn.
Cora is the new sister to
Harris and Marcus. Her
paternal grandparents are
Harris and Jan Abbott of
Essex Junction.
J. Mack graduated from
basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base,
San Antonio, TX.
The airman completed
an intensive, eight-week
program
that
included
training
in
military
discipline and studies, Air
Force core values, physical
fitness, and basic warfare
principles and skills.
Airmen who complete
basic training earn four
credits toward an associate
in applied science degree
through the Community
College of the Air Force.
Mack is the son of
Timothy Mack of Jericho
Road, Essex, Vt., and Lisa
Charland of Kelly Road,
Palmer, Mass.
He is a 2011 graduate of
Essex High School, Essex
Junction, Vt.
Bentley Christopher
was born at Fletcher
Allen Health Care on
Aug. 25, 2012 to parents
Katie
(Santerre)
and
Matthew
Smith
of
Williston
(formerly
of
Essex). Bentley's maternal
grandparents are Daryl
and Kathleen Santerre
of Essex Junction, and
paternal
grandparents
are Larry and Valerie
Smith of York Beach, ME
and Carolyn Smith of
Brattleboro, Vt. Volunteers
saturDay, OCtOBer 6, 2012
1:00 – 4:00 pm
on the Historic Green in St. Albans, Vermont
Featuring
Culinary Delights,
Fine Wines & Beers
from local
establishments
including:
Jeff’s Restaurant
The Wine Shop
Eastern Dragon
One Federal Restaurant
Tatro’s Deli & Café
Evelyne’s Desserts
Hudak’s Farm
Pie in the Sky
As The Crow Flies
Cosmic Bakery & Café
Boston Post Dairy
Back Inn Time
Champlain Orchards
& More!
Over 40 wines &
beers from:
G. Housen Wines
Calmont Beverage
Farrell Distributing
Baker Distributing
Vermont Wine Merchants
Boyden Valley Winery
East Shore Vineyard
& More!
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Photos by
Wayne Tarr
The
Essex
Parade
Committee Inc. is in the
early stages of planning
the 2013 Essex Memorial
Day Parade and is seeking
volunteer to help with
the planning of this
community event.
The Essex Memorial
Day parade is one of the
largest in Vermont; over
135
different
groups
within
10
divisions
participated last year.
The parade will take place
on Saturday, May 25,
2013. Line up starts at 8
a.m. and step off is at 10
a.m. from the Champlain
Valley Exposition in Essex
Junction.
Join the effort at the
next committee meeting,
which will take place on
Oct. 8 from 7-8 p.m. at the
VFW Post 6689 on Pearl
Street in Essex Junction.
Future meetings follow
on the second Monday
of each month at 7 p.m.
at the VFW Post. The
meeting schedule is as
follows: Nov. 12, Dec. 10,
Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March
11, April 8 and weekly on
Mondays in the month of
May.
If
interested
in
volunteering, come to the
Oct. 8 meeting.
VNA announces 2012
flu clinic schedule
The
Visiting
Nurse
Association of Chittenden
and Grand Isle Counties
(VNA) announces their
2012 series of seasonal flu
vaccination clinics. VNA flu
clinics are offered for adults
ages 18 and older and will be
held at convenient locations
throughout Chittenden and
Grand Isle Counties into
January 2013. With so many grocery
and convenience stores
offering this service, why
should you receive your shot
from the VNA? First and
foremost, the VNA flu shots
are always administered
by a licensed nurse, so you
can rest assured that you
are receiving quality care. Secondly, by choosing the
VNA for your flu shot,
you are supporting your
local, nonprofit VNA as
well as the local economy. Beverly Berry, the VNA’s
Corporate
Wellness
Coordinator, explained, “If
you receive your flu shot
from the VNA, you are not
only protecting yourself
and your community but
any proceeds stay local to
support your community
with programs such as
Vermont Respite House,
Adult Day Programs, the
Family Room and more.”
The VNA stresses that
everyone should reduce
the risk of becoming ill by
receiving an early flu shot
each fall, which protects
both you and your family. The Center for Disease
Control states, “You may
be able to pass on the flu
to someone else before you
know you are sick, as well
as while you are sick. Most
healthy adults may be able
to infect others beginning
one day before symptoms
develop and up to five to
seven days after becoming
sick.”
A flu shot is especially
important for people with
high risk of having serious
flu-related complications;
these people include:
Pregnant women
People 50+ years old
People of any age with
certain chronic medical
conditions
Nursing home and longterm care facility residents
People who live with or
care for those at high risk
for complications from flu,
including:
Health care workers
Household contacts of
persons at high risk for
complications from flu
Household contacts and
out-of-home caregivers of
children younger than 6
months of age (children
who are too young to be
vaccinated).
Community Flu Clinics
are offered at the VNA
office at 1110 Prim Road in
Colchester, from 9 a.m. To
12 p.m. on Oct. 6, Oct. 20
and Nov. 3. For additional
locations and information,
call the VNA at (802) 6581900 or visit www.vnacares.
org/flu. Eligible individuals
should
present
their
Medicare B or Medicaid
cards when registering. For
all other adults aged 18 and
older, a fee of $30 will be
accepted.
Documentation
for third party insurers will
be provided.
9a
Explaining Mr. Brunelle
Local schools measure
and evaluate their
climates for learning
Exhibit showcases
30 years of work
By SUSAN BONDARYK
The Essex Reporter
“Don't try to chase the latest trends or fashions in art.
If you follow your own path with patience, persistence,
and sincerity, an audience will find you eventually,”
advised Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
And for 30 years, Brunelle has been doing just that –
with much success.
An exhibition featuring over 150 of Brunelle’s
paintings entitled “What I Have Painted So Far: 30 Years
of Paintings by Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.” is currently
on display at the Winooski Welcome Center through
October 21st.
So what has the 54 year old artist been up to for the
past thirty years?
After graduating from St. Michael’s College with
degrees in History and Fine Arts in 1980, Brunelle went
on to earn a Masters Art Education at Castleton State
College in 1985. It was then that Brunelle finally settled
into his current style – one he refers to as “simplified
realism.” This style of painting results in a realistic image
that has been stripped of distractions and boiled down
to its essential elements – the ones that actually get a
particular idea across. Think Edward Hopper meets Gary
Larson – a realist’s skillful eye and a cartoonist’s spirit –
and you’ve got Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr.
It wasn’t long until that playful, cartoon-like tendency
spilled over into actual — well, cartoons.
“In addition to being a painter, I am also a political
cartoonist,” Brunelle said. His cartoon strip, “Mr. Brunelle
Explains It All” ran for ten years in the Vermont Times
newspaper.
Now you can read Brunelle’s comic strip, “Mr. Brunelle
Explains It All” in humor magazine Funny Times and
online at Humor Times’ website: www.humortimes.com.
“Mr. Brunelle” is not only the artist’s cartoon persona.
From 1981 until his retirement in 2012, he was the art
teacher at the Browns River Middle School in Underhill.
Now retired and residing in Jericho, Brunelle spends
most of his time in his home studio — painting, drawing,
sculpting and playing his violin.
Visitors to Brunelle’s exhibit, “What I Have Painted
So Far” are in store for three decades worth of whimsical
and thought-provoking pieces revolving around various
"Bolt From The Blue" Acrylic
themes. Most of these themes are familiar to most native
Vermonters: the lives of working class people, fairgrounds
and old buildings steeped in history. “I am a story teller
more interested in narrative than abstract concept,”
Brunelle explained. “Often I will create a series of several
dozen paintings around a single theme.”
Also at the exhibit are abstract kinetic sculptures,
called “Aesthetic Machines,” that have moving parts.
A viewer can manipulate these parts to change the
composition of the sculpture.
With so much already under Brunelle’s belt, what’s in
store for the future?
“Now that I am retired, I can devote all my time
to making art,” revealed Brunelle. In addition to his
cartoons — which he now draws on his computer — and
his paintings, Brunelle also illustrates books for various
Vermont authors.
And he’s not stopping there. For Brunelle, making art
is a necessity and creates endless possibilities.
“In the future I would like to learn more about using
the computer to create short animated movies,” he mused.
“Somehow you must find a way to make your art every
single day.”
The Winooski Welcome Center gallery is open
Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and
Sundays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
To view more of Brunelle’s work, visit The Vermont
Artisans Designs Gallery 2 on 106 Main Street in
Brattleboro. Every three months, a permanent exhibit of
his paintings is updated. Or, visit Brunelle’s website to
view his art online at www.mrbrunelle.com.
Beginning mid-October,
Chittenden
Central
Supervisory Union, or
CCSU (serving the school
districts of Essex Junction,
Westford and Union #46),
is asking all parents/
guardians,
students
and school personnel to
participate in a scientific
survey to assess school
climate. In partnership
with
the
Center
for
Social
and
Emotional
Education (CSEE), CCSU
is administering the online
survey instrument, called
the Comprehensive School
Climate Inventory (CSCI),
to parents, students and
school personnel.
The CSCI measures
school climate in two
important ways.
First,
it evaluates virtually all
of the dimensions that
scholars and researchers
believe color and shape
school climate. Second, it is
a 360 degree measure that
recognizes the perspectives
of all parents/guardians,
school
personnel,
and
students grades 3 through
12. Four major dimensions
of school climate are
evaluated by the CSCI:
safety,
teaching
and
learning,
relationships,
and environment. Results
will be utilized by each
school to build community,
promote
student
participation,
develop
school-home-community
partnerships, and inform
the ongoing development
of a collaborative plan
for
ongoing
school
improvement.
The CSCI uses input
from all constituencies
in the school community
—
faculty,
staff,
administrators, students
and parents. The survey
questions are clear, precise
and easy to understand.
Each
recommendation
included in each school’s
final
report
is
built
on research and best
practices.
The National School
Climate Center (NSCC),
the non-profit organization
that developed the survey
instrument, was founded
in 1997 at the Teacher’s
College
of
Columbia
University, and works
with schools and districts
nation-wide to support the
development of healthy
and positively engaged
students.
The CSCI is
a research-based needs
assessment developed by
NSCC that will help CCSU
and its schools measure
and
improve
school
climate.
According
to
NSCC,
“Peer-reviewed
educational research has
consistently demonstrated
that a positive school
climate is associated with
academic
achievement,
effective risk prevention
efforts and positive youth
development.”
Built
on
research
with
thousands
of
K-12 students, parent/
guardians,
and
school
staff, as well as the advice
of educators and child
development experts, the
CSCI is a research-based
assessment tool developed
in accordance with best
practice
standards
in
testing and measurement.
All
parents
and
guardians
encouraged
to complete a survey
for each school in which
their
children
attend.
Directions for completing
the
survey
will
be
distributed by the schools.
Parents/guardians
who
have not received this
information by Oct. 15 are
encouraged to contact their
child’s building principal.
More information about
the survey instrument
can be found at www.
schoolclimate.org.
By Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr. 2005
Hay rides
to the
pumpkin patch!
Saturdays & Sundays
at noon and on the hour
Mums, Asters, Gourds
and Pumpkins, Pumpkins
Pumpkins !
878•5720 • Open 7 Days
51 Upper Main Street, Essex Junction
1 1/2 miles past the Five Corners on
Route 15 East
Hauling boats up
to 60+ feet
Shelburne’s Full Service Marina
Celebrate
Harvest Fest!
Visit the Five Corners
Farmers’ Market
on Lincoln Place
in downtown Essex
Junction for our
last market & our
annual Harvest Fest!
Bring you homegrown pumpkin
for our weigh-in
contest, taste test
fresh pressed cider
and several apple
varieties, and hang out to listen to Blue Fox as they entertain
us with their tunes. Don’t forget to stock up on your veggies
& other local farm products: winter squash, carrots, potatoes,
breads, honey, jams, pickles, pesto, and much, much, more!
Every Friday from 3:30 to 6:30 | We accept EBT and debit cards.
Stepping Masts
80+ feet
We
supply
all your
boating
and painting
needs!
Wecan
can
supply
all your
winterizing
needs!
During Bottom
May take Wash
10% off
FREE
at haulout
for winter
storage
all bottom
paint!
New at the yard - custom built
Adirondack chairs.
Call, stop by, or check
our website for details.
Open Monday thru Sunday
OpenAugust
Monday
thru
Sunday
9am
- 5pm
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5pm- 4pm
September
We’re not satisfied until you ‘re satisfied.
4584 Harbor Rd.
(802) 985-3326
P.O. Box 610
Shelburne, VT 05482 USA
www.shelburneshipyard.com
[email protected]
WE HAVE TONS
of Summer
Veggies still!
Including green
and yellow beans,
zucchini,
cucumbers
and pickling
cukes.
Go to
paulmazzas.com
to see whats
still in season.
Great selection
of pumpkins, gourds
& Indian corn
for decorating!
Paul Mazza's Fruit & Vegetable Stand
182 River Rd., Essex | 879-3760 8 am - 7:00 pm
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The Essex Reporter •
October 4, 2012
Sports
ALSO IN THIS SECTION:
• School News
• Classifieds
• Legal Notices
• Food
SPORTS
SHORTS
Joe
Gonillo
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Essex High School senior Hillary Danis prepares to fire a shot on Mount Abraham Union’s goalkeeper Lizzie Huizenga last Friday in Bristol, where the
Hornets won 2-1.
Photo by Trent Campbell
Hornets edge Eagles after early deficit
By ANDY KIRKALDY
For The Essex Reporter
The Essex High School field
hockey team shrugged off an
early goal by Mount Abraham
Union and rallied for a 2-1
victory in Bristol last Friday.
“This game one goal wasn’t
going to stand,” said Eagle Coach
Mary Stetson. “Essex just kept
coming and coming. I give them
a lot of credit.”
Stetson noted that the
Hornets, unlike the Eagles,
played a complete game on
Friday, with Essex senior forward
Taylor Hallowell banging home
a rebound 3:41 into the second
half to snap a 1-1 tie, and her
team holding the Eagles without
a shot in the final 30 minutes
even as Mount Abe earned four
penalty corners.
The sole Eagle goal came at
23:45 of the first half from senior
“This game one goal wasn’t going to stand. Essex
just kept coming and coming.”
Eagle Coach Mary Stetson
forward Sarah Heffernan, who
rapped home a feed from junior
middie Madi Wood on the third
of three straight Eagle penalty
corners.
The Eagles controlled the
early going, as Wood and fellow
junior middies Sam Reiss and
Sara Cousino did good work
at midfield setting up runs
by Heffernan, senior forward
Danielle Norris and junior
forwards Sam Driscoll and
Hailey Sayles.
Defensively, senior sweeper
Ariana Perlee, junior center back
Anna Thompson, and senior flank
defenders Taylor Farnsworth
contained the Hornets, allowing
only three first-half shots.
But increasing pressure from
Hornets junior forward Paige
Mittle, senior middie Jessica
Barnett, junior forward Emily
Dowman and Hallowell paid off
with about three minutes to go,
when Bowman poked home a
loose ball in a scramble created
by a Hallowell feed into the
circle.
Essex then took the lead at
26:19 of the second half, when
Hallowell knocked home a
rebound after the Eagle’s senior
goalie Lizzie Huizenga made the
initial stop.
Down the stretch, Essex
carried play. Huizenga made
back-to-back stops on Hallowell
at one point, and Acker did
well to deny a two-on-one break
by Hallowell and sophomore
forward Siena Teare.
At the other end, sophomore
middie Kathleen Young, junior
middie
Paula
Noordewier,
sophomore
middie
Tiffany
Barnes and Barnett were
particularly effective protecting
Essex goalie Melissa Moldovan,
who made one key save late in
the game to prevent a tie.
The victory marked the
Hornets’ fourth consecutive win,
and improved the team’s record
to 6-2.
Essex will host Burlington at
2 p.m. this Saturday.
Andy Kirkaldy is the sports
editor at the Addison Independent
and may be reached at andyk@
addisonindependent.com.
Local athletes ‘Excel’ in Spartan Beast
By KELLY MARCH
The Essex Reporter
The Vermont Spartan Beast,
a 13-mile obstacle race designed,
according to the course description,
“to test your resilience, strength,
stamina, quick decision making
skills and ability to laugh in the face
of adversity,” brought thousands
of athletes and spectators to
Killington last weekend.
While hundreds of racers failed
to complete the course, all 50
athletes who participated in the
Spartan Training Program offered
at Fit to Excel and Injury to
Excellence on Upper Main Street
in Essex crossed the finish line.
Essex residents John and
Shelia Stawinski, who own the
fitness and rehabilitation facility,
have been offering the training
program for about two years.
“I competed in a Spartan race
a few years ago at Catamount and
loved how challenging, unique
and fun it was,” reflected John
Stawinski, who has been a certified
athletic trainer for over 17 years.
“I wanted to help people overcome
the obstacles that they might have
with a race like this, and the class
Hornets’
SCHEDULE
just grew from that.”
The program includes two
training sessions each week — a
one-hour indoor session at the Fit
to Excel facility and an hour-anda-half outdoor session at Mount
Mansfield Union High School —
designed to “get people out of their
comfort zones.”
According to Stawinski, the
indoor session utilizes obstacles
in the Fit to Excel facility, such
as climbing ropes, monkey bars,
cargo nets, and balance balls,
to help trainees prepare for the
obstacles they will encounter
in a Spartan race. The outdoor
session helps trainees acclimate
to completing these obstacles in
the elements, whether by wading
through a cold stream or crawling
under obstacles in the mud.
“The idea is to help people get
– See SPARTAN on page 3b
Participants in the Spartan Training Program offered at Fit to Excel on Upper Main Street in Essex sport their medals
at a recovery party last Wednesday after completing the Spartan Beast Obstacle Run on Sept. 22.
Photo contributed
EHS GIRLS’ SOCCER:
10/5 Essex vs. CVU.................................. 4p.m.
10/9 Essex vs. Colchester....................... 7 p.m.
EHS FOOTBALL + CHEER:
10/5 Essex vs. Spaulding......................... 7 p.m.
EHS BOYS’ SOCCER:
10/6 Essex at CVU.................................. 2 p.m.
10/8 Essex vs. Rice................................. 4 p.m.
10/10 Essex vs. Mt. Mansfield................ 7 p.m.
all weather anyone? I can deal
with a drop in temperature as
it is October, but let’s keep it
dry for a while. This is “Spirit Week”
at the high school. Homecoming
games all week. Come on out and see
your favorite team in action. Read on
for specifics.
Football
The EHS football team dropped
its first game of the season Friday
night to the Rutland Raiders 29-22
on a late punt return for a TD. Essex
opened the scoring on defense as
big number 79 Noah MacGillivray
intercepted a pass and rambled 74
yards for a score. Tyler Warren ran
in the two-point conversion. Trailing
in the third quarter, the Hornets
scored to tie the game when Warren
ran 15 yards and kicking the extra
point. Essex took the lead with just
over eight minutes left on the legs of
QB Joey Picard’s 15-yard run. The
Raiders tied the game on a short
touchdown pass before the gamewinning punt return. Essex is 4-1
and hosts SHS Friday at 7 p.m.
The JVs evened their record at
2-2 with a 32-30 close shave victory
over Hartford last week. In a closely
contested game, Hartford had four
long time-consuming drives. Their
final drive attempt came with only
1:27 left on the clock, but the Hornets
held on. Julius Kwanza had two TD
catches. Kevin Szcarkopf had a big
day on defense and scored a TD. Jack
Whitney and Brendan Gleason both
played well at QB. Essex had the
ball on offense for only 34 seconds in
the second quarter, but toughened
up for the win. This week the boys
host MMU.
The freshman team is also 2-2.
They beat the BHS JVs 20-6 with
Eli Baez connecting on two TD
passes: one to Scott Lyon and one
to Colby Trudeau. Curran Liberty
added a rushing TD and an INT.
Last week they lost a 30-6 contest to
Middlebury.
Field hockey
The field hockey team is now 6-2
and looking to defend a four-game
winning streak. Last week the girls
beat MMU 1-0 on a Taylor Hallowell
goal. On Friday they edged Mt. Abe
2-1. Hallowell and Emily Dowman
each scored. Melissa Moldovan had
four saves. Big week as SB and BHS
come to town.
The JVs went 2-0 and play
to a sparkling 8-0 record. They
beat MMU 3-0. Rachel O’Connell,
Nicole Foice (on penalty stroke)
and Chrissy Roberts scored. Grace
Murphy notched an assist. They
then defeated the Eagles 2-1 with
Murphy and Roberts scoring. Lauren
Randall and Abbie Evans assisting.
Maddie Corkum made six saves, and
Max Cook was key on defense.
The JVB team absorbed two
losses – 2-0 to MMU and 2-1 to U-32.
They play CVU and MMU this week.
Boys’ soccer
The boys’ soccer team is 3-3-2
after a 0-1-1 week. The boys exploded
for three goals in a 3-3 tie with SB.
Then they came up short 2-1 against
MMU on Saturday. Senior Rijad
Mezetovic scored the lone Hornet
goal. This week Essex hits the road
to BHS and CVU.
The JVs are 7-0-2 after beating
SB 3-1, whipping Rutland 5-0 (game
refed brilliantly by Dave Coggio
who came out of retirement), then
drawing with MMU 2-2.
The JVB team is 8-1. They beat
BFA 4-2 and dropped a 4-3 overtime
thriller to CVU. Games this week
include MVU, CVU, and BFA.
Girls’ soccer
The girls’ soccer team continues
to steamroll its opponents. Their
spotless 8-0 record puts them atop
the state. Last week the Hornet
dispatched a pesky, offside-tapping
BHS squad 2-0 then traveled to
– See SORTS on page 3b
EHS FIELD HOCKEY:
10/6 Essex vs. Burlington........................ 2 p.m.
10/9 Essex at Middlebury.................... 3:45 p.m.
EHS CROSS COUNTRY:
10/6 Thetford Invitational at Thetford......10 a.m.
10/9 BFA Fairfax Relays ay Fairfax..... 3:30 p.m.
2b
Sports
Catamounts edge Chargers
The Colchester Catamounts youth football
team defeated the Essex Chargers 14-8 at Maple
Street Park on Saturday morning.
Colchester opened scoring after intercepting
a Charger pass and returning it for a touchdown
on the last play of the first quarter. The
Catamounts then completed the extra point
pass to secure an early 8-0 lead.
Just before the end of the second quarter, the
Chargers turned the ball over on downs on their
32-yard line with 12 seconds on the clock. That
is all the time the Catamounts needed to strike.
On a quarterback sweep, Thomas McHugh
scored to take the Catamounts to a 14-0 lead
going into halftime.
The Chargers opened the third quarter
with a 60-yard drive that ended with a 15yard touchdown pass from Otis Crook to Tyler
Roberge. The Chargers then scored the twopoint conversion, cutting the Catamounts lead
to 14-8. Essex had a few scoring opportunities
throughout the remainder of the second half, but
all were stifled by the Catamount defense.
Tyler Roberge led the team on offensive with
117 yards rushing. Cam Quinn had several long
kick returns that the Chargers were not able to
capitalize on.
Defensive standouts were Noah Baez (13
tackles), Alex Fortier (seven tackles), Jack
Carney (five tackles), Alex Rizvanov (four
tackles), Matt Riordan, Casey Mulrow, Isaac
Longe, Ryder Thorton, and Cam Quinn.
The Chargers played an extra game following
the initial Catamount contest and lost 20-12.
Standouts on offense were running backs Chris
Bird who had a long touchdown run, Jack
Carney, and Isaac Downs. The highlight was
when quarterback Garrett Prior Darrah threw
a touchdown pass to Cam Quinn. Defensive
standouts were Yashiah Zurita, Trent Thibault,
Grady Corkum, and Amir Shedyak.
The Chargers will face the undefeated
Chittenden East Wolverines at 9:30 a.m.
on Saturday at Maple Street Park for the
Essex Bowl, which is the Chargers version of
homecoming.
LEFT: The Essex Chargers try
to take down Thomas McHugh
of the Colchester Catamounts
as he sprints down the sideline
for a touchdown.
RIGHT: Tyler Roberge of the
Essex Chargers reaches for
the ball during a game against
the Colchester Catamounts
on Saturday morning at Maple
Street Park.
Photo by Oliver Parini
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from page 1b
comfortable on these obstacles so that the
obstacles in the races aren’t as difficult,”
Stawinski explained. “I set up an obstacle
course and turn training sessions into giant
relay races. When people are done with the
training sessions, even if they’re tired, even
if it was grueling, they’re smiling and they
want it to do it again.”
“Everyone who was part of our program
completed the race, which shows how
important this kind of training is,” Stawinski
added. “Hundreds of racers dropped out
because they weren’t physically prepared
and others just weren’t mentally prepared.
My wife (Shelia) is a sports psychologist
and she really helps people with the mental
aspect.”
Cheryl Eaton, of Jericho, has been
running competitively for most of her life and
decided to train for her first Spartan race last
year because she liked the idea of the “total
body challenge.” She has since competed in
five Spartan races, all of which she prepared
for by participating in the Stawinskis
training program.
“The great thing about the race and John
and Shelia’s approach to training is that it’s
kind of like play,” Eaton explained. “I don’t
think you could ever be 100 percent prepared
for something like this, but they make sure
you have the skills you need to succeed. They
throw you into the experience throughout the
training, so by the time you get to the race
you’re used to running in muddy shoes and
tossing tires and climbing walls.”
According to the Spartan website,
Olympic caliber athletes can complete the
race in three hours, but most take five to eight
hours. Eaton narrowly missed her personal
goal of finishing last weekend’s Beast in
under five hours by seven minutes and 55
seconds, but she will have more chances in
SHORTS
from page 1b
Jericho and beat a young
MMU Cougar team 5-0.
Angie
“K”
Krywanczyk
and Charlotte Stuart each
pounded in a couple of goals.
Alex Macfarlane scored the
other. Essie Fiore and Julie
Quackenbush pitched the
shutout in net. That’s seven
shutout wins so far this fall.
This week the girls tangle
with SB – a score to settle
there – and a homecoming
match against CVU on
Friday.
The JVs are 7-1 after
two wins last week. The first
was 6-0 over BHS – Anna
Olson, Mychaela Harton,
Hanna
Couture,
Emily
Goodrich, and Becca Astore
(two) scored with assists
from Goodrich (two), Jess
Poratti (two) and Harton.
The last a 4-0 win against
MMU.
Sarah
Tallman,
Couture, Astore, and Alex
Esposito (on a penalty kick)
all scored. Cassidy Knight,
Harton (two), and Goodrich
all had assists. Annie Bovee
held the shutout in net, the
team’s fifth this season.
Anna O’Malley continues to
lock down the defense from
her sweeper position.
The JVB team continued
its impressive play. The girls
are 3-0-3 after a 4-2 win over
BFA and a 2-2 tie in overtime
against CVU last week. Sam
Serrantonio, Marlo Allaire,
Macall Meslin, Sarah Dyke,
KT Moino have played well
in the field. Lydia Palker did
a fine job in net. They play
CVU and BFA this week.
Cross country
The cross country teams
travel to Thetford Academy
this week for the annual
Thetford Invite. Not only will
the athletes get to compete
against the best competition
in the Northeast, they will
run on the course hosting
states. I hope it’s dry. Good
luck!
Cheer
Give the cheerleaders
and extra round of applause
Friday night for not only
their performance, but also
for their efforts organizing
homecoming organization.
Mini Metro
Last call: Essex Mini
Metro basketball will hold
signups for boys and girls
who wish to try out for the
5-6 and 7-8 grade teams
this season on Thursday,
October 4 from 6:30-8 p.m.
in the Essex High School
lobby. Cost is $125. For more
information, contact Chris
Dumouchel at 999-1107 or
[email protected].
“When people are
done with the training
sessions, even if
they’re tired, even
if it was grueling,
they’re smiling and they
want it to do it again.”
John Stawinski
Athletic trainer
the future.
“I’ve already signed up for the next Beast
and am thinking of doing four or five races
next year,” she reflected.
The Spartan Training Program has
become the most popular class offered at
Fit to Excel over the last two years, and
the Stawinskis are looking to expand their
obstacle training offerings.
“We are going to be offering an
introduction to mud and obstacle program
for people who want to compete in obstacle
races, but want to start at the ground level,”
Stawinski explained.
There will be an open house at Fit to
Excel on Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. All are
invited to visit the facility and sample a race
training session, boot camp class, adventure
run or yoga class.
For more information, visit the Fit to
Excel and Injury to Excellence website at
http://www.injurytoexcellence.com/
Open gym
The girls’ basketball open
gym schedule looks like this
(from 3-4:30 p.m.):
Monday, October 1
Wednesday, October 3
Monday, October 8
Monday, October 15
Monday, October 22
Wednesday,October 24
Monday, October 29
Monday, November 5
Wednesday, November 7
Monday, November 12 and
Wednesday, November 14. EHSPN
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at fall sports and a special
investigation into the new
school lunch situation. The
group is always looking for
new members. Meetings are
Tuesdays after school in the
Essex High School boys’ cross country runners Alex Dewitt (left), Jesse Earisman, and Micah
Lemmel-Hay (right) fight for the lead during the BFA-St. Albans Invitational last Saturday at the
Hard'ack Recreation Area, where the team placed second.
Photo by Josh Kaufmann
Essex storms BFA
Invitational
The Essex High School boys cross
country team placed second in the BFA-St.
Albans Invitational last Saturday at the
Hard’ack Recreation Area.
Led by Jesse Earisman, Micah LemmelHay, Jonah Lavigne, and Alex Dewitt, who
Smartlab in the back of the
library.
each finished in the meet’s top five, the
Hornets fell to Champlain Valley Union
by four points while nudging Colchester by
over 50 points.
The following lists the Hornets’ results
from the race:
Boys
Varsity 5K
Essex Finishers
2
Jesse Earisman
17:38.31
3
Micah Lemmel-Hay
17:39.64
4
Jonah Lavigne
17:39.85
5
Alex Dewitt
17:40.07
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country
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time of 22:40.
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ADL Agenda
From Principal Laurie
Singer:
The roll out of our
netbooks to seventh- and
eighth-graders has gone
very well. The majority
of
our
students
are
showing us they can use
and handle the netbooks
responsibly. Therefore,
we are in the process of
scheduling
our
parent/
guardian
information
meetings that must be
attended with your child
in preparation for the
netbooks going home with
students towards the end of
October. You may attend a
meeting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 11,
a 3 p.m. meeting on Oct. 17,
or a 7:30 a.m. meeting on Oct.
18. The meetings will last
about 90 minutes. You may
sign up for this meeting by
Essex
Elementary
Title I Reading and
Math
The school year is
well under way at Essex
Elementary School (EES).
Children are settled into
their classes and teachers
are getting to know them
inside and out. During the
first few weeks of school,
data is collected on various
academic
skills
such
as: What letters of the
alphabet do kindergarten
children already know?
How well can first graders
count backwards from 32?
How many short vowel
words can second-grade
students read accurately?
Once all the information
is gathered, specific goals
for students can be made.
calling 878-1388. The other
event you may sign up for is
the time block for studentled conferences. Conferences
will be held from 3:30-9 p.m.
on Oct. 17 and 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
on Oct. 18. Sign ups can be
completed by accessing our
homepage at www.ccsuvt.
org/adl. We're looking
forward to seeing everyone
soon and are aiming for 100
percent participation!
• 53% of the respondents
would like more Sports
Clubs
• 40% would like a
Drama Club
• 38% would like an Art
Club
In response to the
Student Survey, Essex
Parks and Rec will be
offering a Drama Club as
part of the Extended School
Program (ESP). This Club
will give EMS students an
opportunity to explore the
dramatic process through
Eighth-grader
Emma
Farrington runs down the last
hill en route to her first place
finish in the ADL cross country
race.
Photo contributed
historical trip around Essex
Junction.
Do you know
where the first police station
was located or where the first
house in Essex Junction sits?
ADL students should after
Oct. 12.
Students that fall below
the benchmark of what
is typically expected are
looked at a bit closer and
additional supports are
put in place.
Essex
Elementary
School
supplemental
reading and math services
are funded by Title I
grants.
This academic
support is provided for
small groups of students
needing
additional
direct
instruction
of
particular skills outside
of their regular classroom
instruction. They spend a
minimum of six weeks, 30
minutes a day, three- to
five-times a week building
confidence and improving
their academic skills. It
is not meant to be a yearlong
intervention
but
rather intensive and shortterm based on each child’s
needs.
Communication
among parents, classroom
teachers, and other support
specialists is essential to
student success.
Title I is one of the
nation's
oldest
and
largest federal programs
supporting
elementary
and secondary education.
More than 90 percent
of the school systems
in the United States
receive some sort of Title
I funding. Through Title
I, the federal government
disburses money to school
districts based on the
number of low-income
families in each district as
determined by census data.
Each district uses its Title
I money to supplement and
improve regular education
programs offered to help
students
meet
state
standards. (VTDOE, 2010)
Staff
members
at
Essex Elementary School
are looking forward to
supporting children and
their families this school
year.
improvisational work with
bodies, minds, voices and
imagination.
As stated
in the ESP Brochure:
“Students will be able to
use their own experiences
as sources, as well as
plays, poems, music, and
the dramatic material.
Students will also develop
new characters and work
together to dramatize their
ideas”
It is hoped that students
who enjoy the performing
arts will sign up for this
new initiative.
There
are many opportunities
at Essex High School for
students to perform on the
stage and learn/practice
the art of becoming an
accomplished
actor.
Joining the EMS Drama
Club would be an excellent
first step in acquiring the
skills, knowledge, and
understanding of what
the world of a performing
artist entails.
The Drama Club began
on Oct. 1 and will continue
for a 10-week period. The
club meets at EMS on
Mondays,
Wednesdays
and
Thursdays
from
3:30-5:30 p.m. There is a
cost associated with this
program.
Full/partial
scholarships are available
to EMS students.
For
more information about
financial
assistance,
contact School Counselor
Sarita Austin at Essex
Middle School (879-7173).
Registration
forms
for the Drama Club can
be picked up at the front
desk at EMS or online at
essexparksandrec.org.
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Tour d'Essex
The Vuelta de / Tour
d’Essex is beginning to
really take shape. Over 350
students, faculty, staff and
parent volunteers will be
walking, biking, rollerblading
and skateboarding around
Essex Junction on Oct. 12
between 10 and 11:30 a.m.
This school wide activity has
been planned to give students
a better idea of the history of
the village. Many historical
sites have been identified
and students will be passing
by these sites as part of this
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Superintendent
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and guidance, civil rights
ship, as well as the bridge.
entitlements,
education
The flight deck is perhaps
support systems, nursing and
the most evident feature of the ship, and social work services.
the hangar level with fighter jets was
Our Technology Department provides
fascinating. But I spent most of my time technical expertise to schools by providing
further below deck, in what resembled a connectivity and bandwidth, and ensures
vast city.
appropriate filtering, spam/virus protection
There were multiple galleys and mess and protocols are in place to make these
halls, a sizable laundry facility, dentist and connections safe in our schools.
The
doctor's offices, various stores and bank of department also provides general technical
telephones. Living quarters were serviced assistance and troubleshooting, as well
by other systems to provide food and fresh as managing computer hardware, phone
water, and to handle things any city has to support and software installations.
deal with, like sewage, trash and mail, as
Our Human Resources Department
well as carrier-based radio and television manages employment contracts and
stations and newspapers.
employee benefits, along with insurance,
When we think of schools, the image leaves,
retirement,
labor
relations,
of classrooms with students and teachers background checks, substitute teachers,
naturally come to mind. Perhaps, as you fingerprint requirements and oversight of
drive past our schools, you identify with teacher licensing requirements.
our playground or athletics facilities. For
Our Office of Curriculum, Instruction
parents, a common connection is the school and Assessment oversees the design,
secretary. These are essential elements implementation, evaluation and assessment
of our schools. However, much like the of the schools’ curricula, manages the
support systems necessary to help launch English Language Learner program,
and receive planes aboard a carrier, schools coordinates professional development,
also require behind-the-scenes systems to manages state and federal grant programs,
ensure their smooth operation.
oversees the new teacher mentoring
Our Property Services Department program, as well as oversees the prevention
provides oversight and services to ensure and wellness program.
safe and secure learning environments by
Other services provided to the school
maintaining school grounds and buildings. community through the Superintendent’s
They provide custodial, plumbing, HVAC, Office include budget development,
carpentry, electrical, painting, locks/keys regulatory/statutory
compliance,
and grounds maintenance for the schools.
transportation,
collective
bargaining,
The Finance and Accounting Department communications, community relations,
processes all payroll, employees’ leaves, research, policy development and school
cash receipts, budget transfers, journal boards’ support.
entries, purchasing and accounts payable
The Essex Junction Recreation and
for the school districts. They also work Parks Department provides a variety of
with auditors and state representatives to recreational opportunities for residents and
ensure fiscal responsibility.
learners of all ages.
The Safety and Security Department,
Education remains centered around the
including crossing guards, is provides a safe learner. And, like the Midway, a number of
and secure learning environment for all.
support systems help ensure our educational
Our Food Services Department provides mission gets delivered. I offer a robust “thank
healthy and affordable breakfasts and you!” to the less visible, but important school
lunches at our schoolhouses.
district employees who help us achieve our
Our
Student
Support
Services mission each and every day.
ETSD News
ETSD News
Have you noticed the
improvements around the
Essex Town Schools lately?
Some are more visible such
as painting, repairing the
exterior wall of the oldest
portion of Essex Elementary
School, patios installed at
Essex Middle and Founders
Memorial
Schools
and
refinished kitchen floors
in two of the three schools.
Another sizable project at
Essex Elementary School
this summer was enlarging
a bathroom to make it more
accessible for handicapped
students. In addition, the
fence along Foster Road
has been replaced and the
crosswalks, fire lanes and
arrows in parking lots have
been repainted.
Other
improvements are subtle but
it is hoped that they will be
more energy efficient and
save the District money in
the long term. Those include
projects such as replacing a
water heater – the old one ran
at 70 percent efficiency and
used 400,000 BTUs, and the
new one runs at 95 percent
efficiency and modulates
from 40,000 to 200,000 BTUs
based on demand.
Neil
McIntosh,
maintenance technician for
the district, is the multitalented man behind many
of
these
improvements.
McIntosh was hired about
two years ago and, as a
master plumber, he is able
to perform or supervise
repairs to plumbing.
He
previously
worked
for
Control Technologies and is
familiar with the district’s
mechanical equipment and
machinery. He performs or
supervises the cleaning and
repairs of boilers, pumps,
heaters, pipelines, valves,
air conditioning and kitchen
equipment. McIntosh also
performs
or
supervises
various skilled maintenance
Pet of the Week
Neil McIntosh works as the
maintenance
technician
for the Essex Town School
District.
Photo by Lauretta Martin
activities,
repairs,
renovations and construction
work in masonry, carpentry,
plumbing, painting, drywall,
etc. McIntosh is truly a “Jack
of all Trades” and master of
many. And he’s a product of
the Essex Town Schools!
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only to disappear at the top, then bops
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Jamie Goodrow, a student at Founders
Memorial School, recently took part in a
program at the ECHO Center where he built
a remotely operated underwater vehicle
(ROV). The ROV was built during the
Aquatic Discovery Camp for fourth- and fifthgraders hosted by ECHO Lake Aquarium
and Science Center's Summer Science Camp
in collaboration with Greensea Systems
Inc. Greensea Systems Inc is a company
out of Richmond, Vt. that makes ROV's
professionally. They donated their time and
materials to the project. The campers worked
with engineers from Greensea throughout
the week to construct the ROV, which is
equipped with a camera, lights and sonar. It
has three motors and uses a fiber optic cable
to communicate with a remote control panel,
monitor and laptop. The ROV is powered by
batteries. Fifteen campers participated in
the camp.
In addition to building the ROV, campers
went out on UVM's Melosira Research Vessel
and conducted lake science experiments,
visited the Lake Champlain Maritime
Museum, and went geocaching (searching for
hidden treasure using GPS devices).
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Flyer
NECAP Testing
Fleming
will
be
administering
the
New England Common
Assessment
Program
(NECAP)
tests
on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
through Oct. 16. Try not
to schedule out-of-school
appointments for students
during these dates.
Fleming PTO
All are welcome to
participate with members
of the Fleming PTO. The
PTO meets on the first
Wednesday of the month.
Jamie Goodrow, a student at Founders
Memorial School, recently took part in a
program at the ECHO Center where he built a
remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV).
Photo contributed
sessions on bullying and
harassment. All families
are encouraged to attent
to help reinforce these
school safety expectations
by reviewing this law and
safety procedures in the
CCSU
Parent/Student
Handbook.
School traffic safety
reminders
When picking students
up at the end of the
day, follow the driveway
safety crossing guard’s
directions to drive into
the front pickup loop and
move forward in the right
lane up the curb line, or
drive around the back of
the school and line up for
NECAP
The first three weeks of
October, Vermont students
in grades 3 through 8
will participate in the
New
England
Common
Assessment
Program
(NECAP), an important tool
available to parents and
educators to determine how
well Summit Street School
is helping students meet
standards and grade level
expectations. The NECAP
tests were designed to
measure children’s progress
in
meeting
Vermont’s
Grade Level Expectations,
or GLEs. The GLEs define
the knowledge and skills
a student should have
mastered by the end of each
school year.
Summit
third-graders
will be tested in reading and
mathematics. There are three
45-minute sections for both
reading and mathematics,
pickup on the sidewalk
near the playground side of
the building. Do not park
cars in the pickup loop.
Do not park on Prospect
Street. If pick-ups arrive
early park in an available
parking space around the
school, then come in and
escort students safely to
the car.
and an additional 45 minutes
is available if children need
more time. The reading test
includes both short and
protracted passages that are
followed by several multiple
choice questions, as well
as one or two “constructed
response” questions requiring
a brief written answer. The
mathematics test includes
multiple choice, short answer
and constructed response
questions, requiring students
to show their work and/or
explain their reasoning. Test
results will be available in
February 2013.
Book fair
Oct. 10 through Oct. 16,
the annual Scholastic Book
Fair in the Learning Center
is open from 7:30-8:15 a.m.
and 3-3:30 p.m.
Fair
earnings
last
year also fully funded the
purchase
of
Scholastic
Bookflix, an online literacy
resource that pairs classic
fiction stories with related
nonfiction eBooks. Bookflix
is used daily at Summit and
aligns with the Common
Core Standards for English
Language Arts and Literacy.
Additionally,
classroom
libraries benefit from “wish
list” items purchased and
donated by families.
School climate survey
In
partnership
with
the Center for Social and
Emotional
Education,
the
CCSU
district
is
administering an online
survey measuring school
climate.
Encompassing
safety, teaching, learning,
relationships
and
environment,
results
will be utilized by school
staff to promote student
participation,
enhance
school-home-community
partnerships and form a
collaborative action plan.
Summit
Street
School
is asking all parents/
guardians,
third-grade
students,
and
school
personnel to participate in
the Comprehensive School
Climate Inventory. Directions
and details outlining how to
complete the survey will be
forthcoming.
Photos of the week
Washing machine
needed
Fleming is seeking
the donation of a washing
machine.
Contact
Mr.
Ryan (878-1316) if able to
make this tax-deductible
donation to the school.
Thank you.
Bullying and
harassment
School Counselor Amy
Bigelow and Principal Dan
Ryan have presented their
annual student training
EHS News
Testing schedule
changes
Schedule changed for
Oct. 10 and 11 and again
for Oct. 16 and 17.
Juniors:
NECAP
and PSAT tests will be
administered during those
days to all juniors (grade
11) beginning at 8 a.m.
Testing is followed by lunch
and classes beginning at
11:50 a.m. Juniors must
report to school by 8 a.m.
on all four days.
Sophomores:
Late
arrival (11:50 a.m.) on
Oct. 10, 11 and 16. PLAN
testing on Oct. 17 at 8
a.m., followed by lunch and
classes beginning at 11:50
a.m.
Freshmen:
Late
arrival (11:50 a.m.) on three
of the testing days. Charts
are posted at school letting
ninth-graders know which
date they are scheduled
for an 8 a.m. start. They
are responsible for being
in school at 8 a.m. on that
scheduled date.
Seniors: Late start all
four days (11:50 a.m.)
Students with CTE
classes,
however,
are
expected be present at
their program when not in
testing.
Buses for Essex Town
students will be provided
at the regular times with
an additional pick up to
coincide with the 11:50
a.m. start time.
Buses coming from
Georgia or the Islands
however will have the
regularly
scheduled
morning and afternoon
runs.
Spirit Week
Spirit Week at Essex
High School culminated
last Friday when everyone
showed their school spirit
by wearing blue and gold.
Summit Street school held a picnic at the end of September to recognize the end of summer
and the beginning of the schoolyear.
Free ski passes
Free season's ski passes
for academic achievers
through
the
Student
Achievement Program. To
be eligible students will
need to have earned
"straight As, that means
94 or better in all classes
in three out of the last four
quarters. If you're planning
ahead for next year, you
have the scoop, the next
four quarters can save you
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the counseling office will
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September 24-30, 2012
Monday, September 24
0213 Burglary alarm on Pearl St.
0744 Assault on Brickyard Rd.
0840 Thefts from vehicles on Kellogg Rd.
0840 Burglary on Weed Rd.
1301 Theft from a vehicle on Old Stage Rd.
1633 Agency assist in Colchester
1642 Theft from a vehicle on Franklin St.
1813 Intoxication on Colchester Rd.
1856 Juvenile complaint on Chelsea Rd.
2006 Suspicious person on Joshua Way
2026 Suspicious vehicle on Upper Main St.
2050 Larceny on Willeys Ct.
2123 Domestic complaint on South St.
1136 Disturbance on Maplelawn Dr.
1202 Suspicious vehicle on Educational Dr.
1219 Motor vehicle complaint on Susie Wilson Rd.
1338 Motor vehicle crash on Susie Wilson Rd.
1421 Late reported hit and run accident on South Summit St.
1526 Motor vehicle crash on River rd.
1652 Larceny on Brigham Hill Rd.
1712 Intoxication on Clover Dr.
1732 Suspicious activity on Pearl St.
1804 Domestic complaint on Kimberly Dr.
1945 Domestic complaint on Franklin St.
2043 Motor vehicle crash on Col Page Rd.
2222 Suspicious activity on Grove St.
Tuesday, September 25
0109 Suspicious person on West St.
0759 Motor vehicle crash on Educational Dr.
1008 Assist rescue on Perkins Dr.
1016 Suspicious phone calls on South St.
1041 Motor vehicle crash on Jericho Rd.
1227 Domestic animal complaint on Jackson St.
1239 Domestic animal complaint on Main St.
1335 Welfare check on Kellogg Rd.
1445 Suspicious activity on Pinecrest Dr.
1526 Theft of services on River St.
1547 Juvenile complaint on Jericho Rd.
1601 Motor vehicle crash on David Dr.
1647 Suspicious vehicle on Upper Main St.
1744 Motor vehicle crash on River Rd.
1919 Shoplifters on Pearl St.
2143 Suspicious vehicle on Pearl St.
2159 Burglary alarm on Sand Hill Rd.
Wednesday, September 26
0344 Burglary alarm on Founders Rd.
0439 Trespass on Woodside Dr.
0616 Suspicious activity on Frederick Rd.
0746 Fireworks complaint on Weed Rd.
0805 Motor vehicle complaint on Main St.
1202 Suspicious vehicle on Ethan Allen Av.
1354 Obscene text messages on Pine Ct.
1414 Larceny on Susie Wilson Rd.
1536 Theft of services on Jericho Rd.
1614 Motor vehicle crash on Sand Hill Rd.
1647 Theft from a vehicle on Lida Dr.
1747 Juvenile complaint on Kellogg Rd.
1918 Juvenile complaint on South St.
2228 Motor vehicle crash on Abare Av.
2247 Motor vehicle crash on Baker St.
2357 Suspicious person on Colchester Rd.
Thursday, September 27
0053 Arrest on a warrant on Colchester Rd.
0240 Burglary alarm on Park St.
0312 Suspicious activity on Frederick Rd.
0619 Suspicious person on Browns River Rd.
0739 Burglary alarm on Pearl St.
1005 Motor vehicle crash on Towers Rd.
Friday, September 28
0213 Motor vehicle complaint on Pearl St.
1007 Suspicious phone call on River View Dr.
1116 Domestic animal complaint on Browns River d.
1315 Burglary on Baker St.
1520 Domestic animal complaint on Jericho Rd.
1600 Motor vehicle crash on Orchard Tr.
1601 Suspicious activity on South St.
2135 Suspicious activity on Grove St.
2152 Noise complaint on Pearl St.
2322 Suspicious vehicle on Irene Av.
Saturday, September 29
0013 Domestic complaint on Owaissa Av.
0106 Suspicious circumstances on Pearl St.
0150 Suspicious persons on Edgewood Dr.
1339 Late reported hit and run accident on Susie Wilson Rd.
1512 Suspicious person on Old Stage Rd.
1513 Domestic animal complaint on Pearl St.
1630 Larceny on Lincoln St.
1730 Assist rescue on Center Rd.
1855 Motor vehicle complaint on Essex Way
1903 Motor vehicle complaint on Susie Wilson Rd.
2159 Suspicious person on Pearl St.
2202 Suspicious vehicle on Pinecrest Dr.
2242 DUI on Pearl St.
Sunday, September 30
0145 Assist State Police in Jericho.
0202 Burglary alarm on Park St.
0205 Car vs. deer accident on Jericho Rd.
0535 Domestic complaint on Hiawatha Av.
0702 Theft from a vehicle on Sand Hill Rd.
0856 Juvenile complaint on Chelsea Rd.
1110 Domestic complaint on Jericho Rd.
1225 Welfare check on Sage Cr.
1248 Assist rescue on Pearl St.
1637 Juvenile complaint on Park St.
1825 Suspicious activity on Indian Brook Rd.
1908 Burglary alarm on Old Stage Rd.
2207 Suspicious vehicle on Hawthorn Cr.
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Diners at CAP
pig roast learn ag history
By PHYL NEWBECK
On Sept. 19, roughly
50 residents of Jericho
and Underhill sat down to
what they hope will be an
annual pot luck pig roast to
celebrate the harvest. The
dinner was arranged by the
Community
Agriculture
Project (CAP), a new
group which was formed
to
further
agricultural
pursuits in the two towns.
CAP is a multi-faceted
group consisting of a tool
bank, labor bank, food
exchange, workshops on
homesteading skills and a
Saturday farmers’ market
in Underhill Center. They
have been holding monthly
pot luck dinners since
March
and
co-founder
John Connell, a Farm to
Community Mentor for the
Northeast Organic Farming
Association, said that while
some of their original ideas
have not gathered much
momentum, people have
really enjoyed the monthly
get-togethers.
“There’s no organization,
no membership and no
commitment,” Connell said.
“People seem to genuinely
enjoy coming.” Connell
would like to see the monthly
potlucks continue for years
to come. “It’s a simple idea
and it’s not much work,” he
said. “Maybe that’s why it
works.”
The gatherings have
been attended by some
whose families have farmed
in Jericho and Underhill
for generations, as well
as those who are new to
the communities and/or to
farming. Often, the younger
members of the group will
turn to those more seasoned
for ideas.
Those ideas
have begun to manifest
themselves in informal
training sessions put on
by CAP. In addition to the
September pot luck, CAP is
hosting workshops on home
brewing and canning; both
ideas came up during the
monthly dinners. “We hope
to make this a generative
place,” said Connell.
Although there is a core
group of about a dozen people
who come to each potluck,
the rest of the membership
varies with roughly 30 to 40
people dining at Connell’s
Underhill barn. CAP plans
to hold one more dinner in
October at Underhill Town
John Connell, far left, and Nate Sullivan, far right, carve the pig on Sept. 19 in preparation for the
pot luck pig roast hosted by the Community Agricultrue Project (CAP) at John Connell's barn in
Underhill.
Hall and then perhaps
take the winter off. The
September dinner was a
special one since it included
a pig roast; another idea
which was generated at one
of the get-togethers.
“It’s fun because what
matters is we’re celebrating
agriculture,” said Connell.
“We’re celebrating present
day agriculture and the
past, as well.”
Nate
Sullivan,
of
Underhill,
roasted
his
85-pound pig on a handmade roaster. He put the
pig on the spit at 11:45
a.m. and by the time guests
began arriving at 6 p.m.,
he and a cadre of helpers
were carving the meat off
the bone. To make sure
there was enough seating
for all the guests, Sullivan
also rolled a flatbed into the
barn to serve as a makeshift
table. Other dishes shared
included cornbread, rolls,
zucchini blackberry bread,
chili, pasta salad, mashed
potatoes, squash, spinach
salad and chocolate chip
cookies. In addition there
were several trays of roasted
corn. Connell’s barn was
built in the 1890’s and at
one time housed 100 dairy
cows when most neighbors
had only 10 or 20. Later it
was used as a youth hostel.
Among
the
attendees
at the pig roast was the
grandson of the man who
most recently farmed on the
premises.
Those attending the
Jericho and Underhill residents sit down to enjoy the pig roast
pot luck.
Photos by Phyl Newbeck
pig roast included senior
citizens and teenagers,
multi-generational
residents and newcomers
alike. Both the Underhill
Town Clerk and the Jericho
Assistant
Town
Clerk
were present, as well as a
long-time Jericho resident
who holds the title of
Fence Viewer, Inspector of
Shingles and Weigher of
Coal. Many of the guests
had gardens and several
have
recently
started
small farms including the
Growing Possibilities Farm
in Underhill and the Ash
Grove and Nama Farms
in Jericho. One couple
had recently crossed the
country working on organic
farms. Others talked of
raising chickens, growing
tomatoes, and engaging in
other agricultural pursuits
although
one
forester
admitted he liked trees
too much to have a decent
garden. In addition to the
locals there was a visitor
from California, a high
school exchange student
from Korea and two lawyers
from the Ukraine.
After the meal, Connell
got up to talk a little bit
about CAP, asserting that
Community
Agriculture
Project was “just a fancy
word for getting together
and having a good time.”
An Underhill resident who
had recently moved to town
from California expressed
surprise that this was the
first such pig roast and it
was abundantly clear that
guests hoped this would
become an annual event.
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GLEN
GLEN WRIGHT,
WRIGHT, TREASURER.
TREASURER.
energy efficient. During the
Scott
PHIL
first year of his plan, Albright
filled some unused attic space
with dense packed, blown in
cellulose which both insulates
and seals. Additionally, he
added foam sealing to the
joints between his home’s
stone foundation and the sill.
“That’s something just about
any home can benefit from,”
he said. Since the Albright
home is an older one, when
the wood stove and boiler
were both running, the family
could feel air coming in. A
contractor sprayed foam on
the bottom of the floors and
down the stone wall. Albright
concedes the foam is not
overly attractive but said it
made a huge difference in the
temperature of the basement
and kept cold air out of the
house.
Also in year one, Albright
made some improvements
to the house’s mechanical
systems starting with the
20-year-old boiler.
The
system he installed is used
by most modern boilers and
while it didn’t have much
effect on fuel consumption,
it did make the boiler more
efficient. A larger change
was replacing the old water
heater with an air-sourced
heat pump version which
works like an air conditioner
by drawing ambient heat for
the water. Since these water
heaters need a minimum
temperature of 45 degrees
to work, they aren’t always
practical in Vermont but
Albright installed his next to
the boiler where the air was
already being warmed. A
typical electric water heater
uses 4,500 kilowatts of power
annually but this model
only uses 1,800, as well as
requiring less fuel. An added
benefit is that it has dried the
air in the basement.
During the second year
of the three-year plan,
Albright exchanged fiberglass
insulation for dense-pack
cellulose in conjunction with
architectural changes which
included two new doors and
three new windows.
The
dense pack cellulose has
a higher R value which
is a measure of thermal
resistance.
Albright notes
that given the cost of making
that change, home-owners
should only consider doing so
in conjunction with swapping
out windows or doors. Still,
the chipmunk nests and
black streaks (evidence of
air passage) in the fiberglass
convinced him that it was a
smart investment.
9b
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Food
Ariel's Restaurant
shares Simple Ricotta Cheese
By TRACEY MEDEIROS
other seasonal flavors and infusions.
Learn more about the Floating Bridge
Food and Farms’ Cooperative at www.
floatingbridgefoodandfarms.com.
For a year Lee Duberman and Richard
Fink searched for the perfect spot to open
their dream restaurant. They found it
tucked away in the quiet, idyllic hamlet
of Brookfield, Vt. Ariel’s Restaurant is an
early 19th century farmhouse situated on
a small, picturesque lake, which is next to
the only floating bridge in the Northeast. It is a five-mile drive along a dirt road
to get to Ariel’s, but it’s worth it. Since
opening in 1997, Duberman has been
searching out the best ingredients from
the many small farms around Brookfield. Ariel’s was a locavore’s paradise well
before anyone knew what locavore meant. Three years ago, Ariel’s was instrumental
in starting the Floating Bridge Food and
Farms’ Cooperative, a collective of local
farms and food crafters who work together
to promote sustainability, small farm
viability, and delicious local food.
Duberman and Fink travel whenever
possible incorporating into Ariel’s menu
the intense flavors of Mexican street food,
the spices of the Middle East and the fresh
herbal savor of Southeast Asia, as well as
creative versions of Duberman’s favorite
regional America specialties. Duberman’s
cooking not only roams the world, but
also teases the ultimate flavor from local
meats and produce. Fink seeks out the
best wines, offering a well-curated wine
list. He uses ingredients that he forages
from the fields and woods nearby Ariel’s to
create unusual cocktails with wild ginger
syrups, pickled fiddlehead garnish and
Tracey Medeiros, of Essex, is a freelance
food writer, food stylist, recipe developer
and tester. Medeiros is the author
of Dishing Up Vermont (Storey Publishing,
2008). Countryman Press will be
publishing her second book, The Vermont
Farm Table in the spring of 2013. Reach
Tracey at: www.traceymedeiros.com or via
e-mail at: [email protected].
Simple Ricotta Cheese
4 cups
Ingredients:
1 gallon whole milk
1 quart buttermilk
Method of preparation:
Pour 1 gallon whole milk into a 2 gallon
heavy-bottomed pot. Add 1 quart buttermilk and
heat, over medium heat, stirring occasionally,
until mixture begins to steam. Reduce heat to
low and continue to cook until curds separate
from whey, and a 1 to 2 inch layer of curds floats
to the top. Remove from heat. Ladle curds into
cheesecloth lined sieve set over a container.
Let drain for approximately 1 to 3 hours. Use
immediately or cover and refrigerate.
Recipe from Ariel’s Restaurant. This recipe
will appear in The Vermont Farm Table
Cookbook by Tracey Medeiros (Countryman
Press, April 2013).
Scott
PHIL
LT GOVERNOR
www.philscott.org
PAID FOR BY PHIL SCOTT FOR LT GOV. GLEN WRIGHT, TREAS
PAID
PAID FOR
FOR BY
BY PHIL
PHIL SCOTT
SCOTT FOR
FOR LT
LT GOV.
GOV.
GLEN
GLEN WRIGHT,
WRIGHT, TREASURER.
TREASURER.
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